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Foreign Bodies , Hemostasis, Surgical/instrumentation , Urethral Diseases/etiology , Urinary Calculi/etiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , UrethraABSTRACT
Microscopic tumor embolization is an uncommon cause of respiratory insufficiency. This finding has been reported previously in only 2 patients with carcinoma of the prostate. The diagnosis should be suspected in a patient with cancer of the prostate who was unexplained dyspnea or respiratory failure. Treatment consists of either bilateral orchiectomy or hormonal therapy. A case is reported of adenocarcinoma of the prostate with widespread microscopic pulmonary embolization causing respiratory failure.
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Adenocarcinoma/complications , Dyspnea/etiology , Prostatic Neoplasms/complications , Pulmonary Embolism/etiology , Aged , Humans , Male , Pulmonary Embolism/complicationsABSTRACT
Two cases of chylous ascites secondary to lymph node dissection for testicular tumors are reported. Non-surgical management failed to control the ascites in either patient. The use of the LeVeen shunt promptly and permanently controlled the ascites in 1 patient.
