Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy: The challenge of the antemortem diagnosis

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 828-833

  Patrignani, Anna ^a   Purcaro, Augusto ^b   Calcagnoli, Francesca ^a   Mandolesi, Alessandra ^b   Bearzi, Italo ^b   Ciampani, Nino ^a  

^a Cardiology Department   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric carcinoma; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATORVASTATIN; WARFARIN; ZOFENOPRIL;

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY SITE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COR PULMONALE; CRACKLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; DYSPNEA; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY TUMOR THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY; QT PROLONGATION; RARE DISEASE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; T WAVE INVERSION; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TUMOR EMBOLISM; ALGORITHM; COMPLICATION; FATALITY; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; PATHOLOGY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SECONDARY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHIES;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHIES;

EID: 84916605240     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328354e473     Document Type: Article

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