title: Pulmonary tumor thromboembolism: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Pulmonary tumor thromboembolism is well described in literature especially in patients known to have cancer. We are presenting this report of a patient presenting with Acute Cor-pulmonale secondary to Occult Gastric carcinoma causing pulmonary tumor embolism. This is an unusual presentation of occult neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, Kings Lynn, UK. drvinodaiyappan@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aiyappan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alwail