Renal cell cancer tumor thrombi causing a massive pulmonary embolus in a 34-year-old man.
We describe a 34-year-old man who survived a massive pulmonary embolus caused by renal cell cancer tumor emboli. The literature and clinical presentation are discussed.
Heaton
B W
BW
Division of Urology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Sorenson
C W
CW
Middleton
R G
RG
D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*