Case Report, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 4 Issue: 6
Pulmonary Tumor Macro Embolism Caused by Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report
Ghasem Janbabai1, Maryam Nabati2*, Soheil Azizi3, Babak Bagheri2 and Mojtaba Shokri4 | |
1Department of Hematology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari,Iran | |
2Department of Cardiology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari,Iran | |
3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran | |
4Fatemeh Zahra Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran | |
Corresponding author : Maryam Nabati Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Fatemeh Zahra Teaching Hospital, Artesh Boulevard, Sari 48188-13771, Iran Tel: +98-11-3332-4002 Fax: +98-11-3332-4002 E-mail: Dr.mr.nabati@gmail.com |
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Received September 09, 2015 Accepted October 26, 2015 Published November 02, 2015 | |
Citation: Janbabai G, Nabati M, Azizi S, Bagheri B, Shokri M (2015) Pulmonary Tumor Macro Embolism Caused by Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report. int J Cardiovasc Res 4:6. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000245 |
Abstract
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.