Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Syncope due to Saddle Pulmonary Tumor Embolism

Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Syncope due to Saddle Pulmonary Tumor Embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is defined as the obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by a blood clot, tumor, air, or fat emboli originating elsewhere in the body. A saddle PE occurs when the obstruction affects the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery trunk. We present a case of...

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Main Authors: Mohamad K. Elajami, Ephraim Mansour, Hisham F. Bahmad, Gerard Chaaya, Steven DeBeer, Robert Poppiti, Yumna Omarzai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Diseases
Subjects:
case report
renal cell carcinoma
saddle pulmonary embolism
tumor embolism
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/10/4/119

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