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
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em Espanhol
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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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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Próstata
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Embolia Pulmonar
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Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Adenocarcinoma
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Células Neoplásicas Circulantes
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires/AR
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