Open AccessSuccessful systemic thrombolytic therapy for massive pulmonary embolism in a patient with breast cancer, brain metastasis, and thrombocytopenia: A case report
Author(s) -
Alirezaei Toktam,
Hajimoradi Behzad,
Pishgahi Mehdi,
Nekooghadam Seyyed Mojtaba,
Golmohamadi Mohamad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1629
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , brain metastasis , breast cancer , cancer , systemic therapy , metastasis , radiology
Key Clinical Message A female with massive PTE and absolute contraindication for thrombolytic did not meet guidelines due to unavailability of catheter or surgical embolectomy and giving thrombolytic as a last resort to save a life. In such cases, physicians should consider to act outside of the guidelines to save a life.