title: Imatinib alleviated pulmonary hypertension caused by pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy in a patient with metastatic breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ippei.fukada@jfcr.or.jp.
authors.forename: Ippei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minatsuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatano
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Numakura
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushiku
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, The Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D057049:Thrombotic Microangiopathies / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate
keywords: Imatinib; Metastatic breast cancer; PDGFR; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM)