Successful systemic thrombolytic therapy for massive pulmonary embolism in a patient with breast cancer, brain metastasis, and thrombocytopenia: A case report | Zendy

Alirezaei Toktam | Zendy; Hajimoradi Behzad | Zendy; Pishgahi Mehdi | Zendy; Nekooghadam Seyyed Mojtaba | Zendy; Golmohamadi Mohamad | Zendy

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Successful 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.

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