Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy in occult early gastric cancer that was undetectable on upper endoscopy: a case report and review of similar cases

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy in occult early gastric cancer that was undetectable on upper endoscopy: a case report and review of similar cases

Abstract Background Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM), a rare manifestation of metastatic cancer with poor prognosis, is characterized by subacute/acute fatal pulmonary hypertension. The main cause of PTTM is gastric cancer, and cases of early gastric cancer confirmed using autopsy h...

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Main Authors: Naoki Kawakami, Tomohiro Moriya, Rina Kato, Kentaro Nakamura, Hiroaki Saito, Yoko Wakai, Kazuhito Saito, Mai Sakashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy
Early gastric cancer
Signet ring cell carcinoma
Endoscopy
Imatinib
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-02009-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-02009-8

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