Pulmonary tumor embolism as an initial manifestation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1732-1735

  Sancho Chust, José N ^a   Ferreres, José ^a   Pineda, José ^a   Molla, Miguel A ^a   Giner, Francisco ^a   Juan, Mar ^a   Blanquer, José ^a  

^a Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; OXYGEN THERAPY; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TUMOR EMBOLISM;

ADULT; ARTERIOLES; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY ARTERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 73449097175     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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