Atypical Transitional Epithelial Cells in a Pulmonary Embolus

Atypical Transitional Epithelial Cells in a Pulmonary Embolus

The finding of atypical transitional epithelium in a pulmonary embolus was traced at autopsy to epithelium desquamated in a severe urethritis and apparently entrapped in open periurethral blood vessels. This case is presented as an unusual example of the embolization of benign epithelium to the pulm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1972-02, Vol.61 (2), p.198-200
Hauptverfasser: Becker, Steven N., Seo, Sook, Comog, John
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Autopsy
Epithelial Cells
Female
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism - etiology
Pulmonary Embolism - pathology
Urethritis - complications
Urethritis - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:The finding of atypical transitional epithelium in a pulmonary embolus was traced at autopsy to epithelium desquamated in a severe urethritis and apparently entrapped in open periurethral blood vessels. This case is presented as an unusual example of the embolization of benign epithelium to the pulmonary vasculature.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.61.2.198