Pulmonary tumour embolism complicating a case of leiomyosarcoma.
Patient. A case of peripheral leiomyosarcoma presenting with features of pulmonary thromboembolism is described.Discussion. Persistence of the embolus despite triple-armed thrombolytic therapy and the presence of intravascular tumour invasion suggest the rare entity of pulmonary tumour embolism from a leiomyosarcoma.
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital London UK.
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Thomas
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