International Journal of Cardiovascular ResearchISSN: 2324-8602

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Maryam Nabati Author

Subjects of specialization
Tumor thromboembolism, Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Affiliation
Department of Cardiology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari,Iran

Biography

Department of Cardiology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari,Iran Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare syndrome created by passage of tumoral emboli into the pulmonary circulation. Histologically, platelet and thrombin are usually demonstrated as well malignant cells. 


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Pulmonary Tumor Macro Embolism Caused by Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report

Author(s):

Ghasem Janbabai, Maryam Nabati, Soheil Azizi, Babak Bagheri and Mojtaba Shokri

Pulmonary Tumor Macro Embolism Caused by Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report

Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare syndrome created by passage of tumoral emboli into the pulmonary circulation. Histologically, platelet and thrombin are usually demonstrated as well malignant cells. The most common symptom is sub-acute progressive dyspnea. The prognosis is poor and the median survival from diagnosis is a few weeks. Interventions are rarely performed. A 43-year-old female with known esophageal cancer presented with sub-acute massive pulmonary tumor embolism causing severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and right sided heart failure.

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DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000245

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