[A case of hepatoma suspected pulmonary emboli following transcatheter arterial embolization].
A case with hepatoma who was suspected to have pulmonary emboli after transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) was reported. The pulmonary emboli occurred approximately 20 days after TAE. The cause was thought to be due to necrotic tumor emboli from the known tumor thrombus in the hepatic vein and inferior vena cava.
Ozaki
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Miyagawa
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Takano
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Sekiya
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Natsuyama
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Nakano
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D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*