Microscopic pulmonary tumour embolism: An unusual presentation of thymic carcinoma

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 347-350

  Sperling, Brita L ^a   Cockcroft, Donald W ^a   Chibbar, Rajni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cor pulmonale; Microscopic pulmonary tumour embolism; Thymic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; INFUSION FLUID; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COR PULMONALE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; OCCULT CANCER; PILONIDAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYMUS CANCER; TUMOR EMBOLISM;

EID: 0036760355     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/439459     Document Type: Article

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