Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary Malignancy
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Malignancy, prolonged recumbence, and chemotherapy are renowned risk factors for development of clinically significant PE. Cancer exerts a multitude of pathophysiological processes, for example, hypercoagu...
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| description | Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Malignancy, prolonged recumbence, and chemotherapy are renowned risk factors for development of clinically significant PE. Cancer exerts a multitude of pathophysiological processes, for example, hypercoagulability and abnormal vessels with sluggish circulation that can lead to PE. One of the peculiar characteristics of tumor cells is their ability to reach the circulation and behave as blood clot—not a metastasis-occluding the pulmonary circulation. We present a case of fatal pulmonary embolism diagnosed histologically to be due to tumor cell embolism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-835eba2828124ffc991c3c1dffe7cf9b2025-08-20T03:37:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392014-01-01201410.1155/2014/231081231081Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary MalignancyAdel Hammodi0M. Ali Al-Azem1Ahmed Hanafy2Talal Nakkar3King Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi ArabiaCritical Care Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi ArabiaKing Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi ArabiaKing Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi ArabiaPulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Malignancy, prolonged recumbence, and chemotherapy are renowned risk factors for development of clinically significant PE. Cancer exerts a multitude of pathophysiological processes, for example, hypercoagulability and abnormal vessels with sluggish circulation that can lead to PE. One of the peculiar characteristics of tumor cells is their ability to reach the circulation and behave as blood clot—not a metastasis-occluding the pulmonary circulation. We present a case of fatal pulmonary embolism diagnosed histologically to be due to tumor cell embolism.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/231081 |
| spellingShingle | Adel Hammodi M. Ali Al-Azem Ahmed Hanafy Talal Nakkar Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary Malignancy Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary Malignancy |
| title_full | Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary Malignancy |
| title_fullStr | Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary Malignancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary Malignancy |
| title_short | Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary Malignancy |
| title_sort | fatal pulmonary tumor embolic microangiopathy in young lady without known primary malignancy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/231081 |
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