Tumor embolism with fatal cerebral infarction during pneumectomy. Case report and review of the literature;Tumorembolie mit letalem hirninfarkt unter pneumektomie: Fallbericht und literaturübersicht

Chirurg

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 959-962

  Zurcher M ^a   Gerber, H ^a   Gebbers, J O ^a,b  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Pathologische Institut am Kantonsspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Lung carcinoma; Pneumectomy; Tumor embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN ARTERY; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TUMOR EMBOLISM;

AGED; BRAIN; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0030229798     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002546     Document Type: Article

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