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MASSIVE TUMOUR EMBOLISM FROM PRIMARY LUNG CANCER
Author(s) -
French B. G.,
Peebles S. E.,
Davidson K. G.,
Pollock J. G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1992.tb07564.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , pneumonectomy , pulmonary embolism , embolism , lung , radiology , lung cancer surgery , cancer , surgery
Massive systemic intra‐arterial embolism of malignant lung cancer is a rare condition. When it occurs it usually follows pneumonectomy. Its occurrence is related to propagated tumour within a pulmonary vein and this may be suspected pre‐operatively, Although the primary lung cancer may theoretically be curable, embolism is frequently widespread and is associated with a very poor prognosis. The importance of early intra‐operative pulmonary vein interruption during lung cancer surgery is emphasized.