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Pulmonary embolism after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
Author(s) -
SHIAH H.S.,
LIU T.W.,
CHEN L.T.,
CHANG J.Y.,
LIU J. M.,
CHUANG T.R.,
LEE W.S.,
WHANGPENG J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00609.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transcatheter arterial chemoembolization , pulmonary embolism , embolism , radiology , adverse effect , chest pain , arterial embolism , hepatocellular carcinoma , surgery
Metastatic hepatic tumours can be treated with hepatic transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Common complications associated with TACE include hepatic insufficiency, fever, and pain. However, pulmonary embolism is rarely documented as a fatal adverse effect. We report a case of pulmonary embolism following TACE in a renal cell carcinoma patient with liver metastases. Total recovery is noted after the effective treatment.