Postmortem diagnosis of pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy with rapid exacerbation in a patient with gastric cancer: a case report

Postmortem diagnosis of pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy with rapid exacerbation in a patient with gastric cancer: a case report

Abstract Background Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a condition that involves the development of pulmonary hypertension due to the presence of microscopic tumor emboli of the peripheral pulmonary arteries. Here, we report a case of rapidly exacerbating PTTM associated with gastr...

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Main Authors: Ryo Kamidani, Keisuke Kumada, Hideshi Okada, Genki Yoshimura, Tomohiro Kanayama, Hiroyuki Tomita, Tomotaka Miura, Hideaki Oiwa, Yosuke Mizuno, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Ryu Yasuda, Tetsuya Fukuta, Takahito Miyake, Tomoaki Doi, Takahiro Yoshida, Shozo Yoshida, Akira Hara, Shinji Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy
Pulmonary hypertension
Tumor microembolism
Oncologic emergency
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00377-2

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