Open AccessPulmonary tumor thromboembolism: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Vinod Aiyappan,
A Alwail
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.36553
Subject(s) - medicine , occult , pulmonary embolism , presentation (obstetrics) , cancer , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine
Pulmonary tumor thromboembolism is well described in literature especially in patients known to have cancer. We are presenting this report of a patient presenting with Acute Cor-pulmonale secondary to Occult Gastric carcinoma causing pulmonary tumor embolism. This is an unusual presentation of occult neoplasm.