Pulmonary Tumor Embolism Syndrome from Occult Colonic Adenocarcinoma

Pulmonary Tumor Embolism Syndrome from Occult Colonic Adenocarcinoma

Pulmonary tumor embolism syndrome is a rare phenomenon that can occur in patients who have an occult neoplasm that metastasizes. We describe a case of an elderly woman with an undiagnosed colon cancer who suffered from respiratory distress and compromised pulmonary blood flow from micro-metastasis i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center 2013-07, Vol.26 (3), p.290-292
Hauptverfasser: Heithaus, Robert Evans, Hitchcock, Michael A., Guileyardo, Joseph M.
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Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Case Studies
Diagnosis
Pulmonary embolism
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:Pulmonary tumor embolism syndrome is a rare phenomenon that can occur in patients who have an occult neoplasm that metastasizes. We describe a case of an elderly woman with an undiagnosed colon cancer who suffered from respiratory distress and compromised pulmonary blood flow from micro-metastasis in the pulmonary arteries.
ISSN:0899-8280
1525-3252
DOI:10.1080/08998280.2013.11928987