title: Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy associated with urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder: antemortem diagnosis by pulmonary microvascular cytology.
abstract: PTTM (Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy) is very difficult to diagnose before death. We report a case of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder associated with PTTM in which an antemortem diagnosis by PMC (pulmonary microvascular cytology). PMC may represent the only chance for diagnosis and achievement of remission in PTTM.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.affiliation: Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katagi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuneharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kosuga
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuwano
keywords: Pulmonary microvascular cytology; pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy; urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder