Fatal tumour pulmonary embolism

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2017
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Wiley Open Access
Abstract
A 30-year-old female with no significant past medical history was referred to our facility with sudden onset of shortness of breath. She had a low clinical probability for pulmonary thromboembolism and a computed tomography angiogram showed enlarged pulmonary arteries but no in situ thrombi. She developed recurrent episodes of hypotension and hypoxia, and was transferred to the intensive care unit where she died despite active resuscitation. An autopsy revealed extensive lymphatic and pulmonary vascular tumour emboli as the immediate cause of death. Pulmonary tumour embolism is a very rare cause of death, but can occur in patients who have an occult neoplasm.
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CITATION: Masoud, S. R., et al. 2017. Fatal tumour pulmonary embolism. Respirology Case Reports, 5(1):e00209, doi:10.1002/rcr2.209.
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Keywords
Pulmonary tumour embolism, Pulmonary embolism, Lungs -- Tumors, Thromboembolism, Cancer of unknown primary origin
Citation
Masoud, S. R., et al. 2017. Fatal tumour pulmonary embolism. Respirology Case Reports, 5(1):e00209, doi:10.1002/rcr2.209
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http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105478
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Research Articles (Pulmonology)
Research Articles (Anatomical Pathology)