Cor pulmonale due to tumor cell embolization. Report of a case and a brief review of the literature.
Pulmonary hypertension due to tumor emboli is a rare complication of malignant diseases. We present a patient in whom symptoms and signs of acute cor pulmonale were caused by tumor cells and carcinomatous endarteritis occluding the pulmonary microvasculature. A concise review of the previous literature is also presented.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology