A rare, life-threatening debut of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy

A rare, life-threatening debut of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with mucin secreting adenocarcinomas, usually gastric. Mucin secretion releases the coagulation cascade and activates endothelial growth factors, causing thrombosis and endothelial proliferation with secondary...

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Main Authors: Pablo Jiménez-Labaig, Soledad Fernández Solé, Susana Gómez Varela, Jorge García Calvo, Sergio Carrera Revilla, Alberto Muñoz Llarena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports
Subjects:
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy
Paraneoplastic syndrome
Cor pulmonale
Pathological autopsy
Familial pancreatic cancer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621923000224

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