Pulmonary embolism as the initial manifestation of large cell lung cancer--a case report with review.
Lung cancer is known as a risk factor of pulmonary embolism. We experienced a case of pulmonary embolism combined with pleural effusion and pleuritic chest pain as the initial manifestation of large cell lung cancer, which is a relatively rare cell type of lung cancer in Korea. We report it with a review of the literature.
Kim
J K
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Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
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Kim
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Chung
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Kim
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Park
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Lee
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D000328:Adult; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors