A case of locally advanced breast cancer complicated by pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy.
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a rare, malignancy-related complication that causes marked pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and death. We report on a patient with locally advanced breast cancer whose course was complicated by fatal PTTM based on clinical and laboratory findings.
Department of Cardiology, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Hak Jin
HJ
Kim
Mi Hyang
MH
Kwak
Sun-Young
SY
Kong
Moon-Woo
MW
Seong
Han-Sung
HS
Kang
Keun Seok
KS
Lee
Jungsil
J
Ro
Breast neoplasms; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy