Embolismo pulmonar tumoral: Reporte de dos casos / Pulmonary tumor embolism: Report of two cases
Rev. méd. Chile
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137(12): 1613-1616, dic. 2009. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Dyspnea and hypoxemia in a patient with cancer may have several causes, including infections, thromboembolism, metastases, and pulmonary injuries by drugs. We report a 47-year-old female with breast cancer and a 70-year-old male with urinary bladder cancer who were admitted for dyspnea, hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension. Chest X rays and CT scans were normal. The ventilation-perfusion scintigram was highly suspicions of thromboembolism in the female. The male died 16 hours after admission and the post mortem examination revealed the presence of tumor cells in the pulmonary vasculature.
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Main subject:
Prostatic Neoplasms
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Breast Neoplasms
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Adenocarcinoma
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Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires/AR
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