Successful treatment of tumor embolism of a hypernephroma with complete occlusion of the left pulmonary artery.
A tumor embolism with occlusion of the left pulmonary artery was the first manifestation of a hypernephroma. After angiographic diagnosis, embolectomy was performed successfully using the heart-lung-machine. Four days later, nephrectomy followed. In the meantime, the patient has experienced a period of 3 years free of symptoms and metastases.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery