Pulmonary hypertension due to isolated metastatic squamous cell carcinoma thromboemboli

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-145

  Wilson, Michael K ^a   Granger, Emily K ^b   Preda, Veronica A ^c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endarterectomy; Malignant; Pulmonary embolism; Tumour

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TUMOR EMBOLISM;

EID: 33646156161     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.08.015     Document Type: Article

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