Open AccessTimely diagnosis of pulmonary artery tumor embolism by ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration
Author(s) -
Lee Seung Jun,
Lee Jinwoo,
Yu Su Jong,
Lee Hyun Ju,
Kim Kyung Ju,
Lee KyoungBun,
Park Young Sik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12062
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , autopsy , pulmonary embolism , embolism , incidence (geometry) , ultrasound , hepatocellular carcinoma , surgery , physics , optics
Pulmonary artery tumor embolism ( PATE ) is a rare disease without an established diagnostic method. In an autopsy series, however, the incidence of PATE was relatively high, between 3% and 26% in patients with a solid tumor. Here we report a case of a patient with a massive PATE from hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed safely and promptly by endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration.