Key result
Aspiration thrombectomy and gemcitabine plus carboplatin were used to treat a 74-year-old male with pulmonary tumor embolism syndrome and a right atrial thrombus in transit.
Why the study?
Pulmonary tumor embolism in patients with solid tumors has an estimated incidence between 3% and 26% yet is rarely diagnosed.
Population
One 74-year-old male with sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma presenting with acute syncope and dyspnea
Design
Case report
Authors
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Supports consideration of tumor embolism in cancer patients with acute dyspnea; hypothesis-generating case leaves diagnostic strategies open.
Case Report (n=1)
Prompt diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tumor embolism syndrome with aspiration thrombectomy and cancer-specific therapies can be crucial in patients with solid tumors presenting with acute syncope and dyspnea.
Fuher et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Pulmonary tumor embolism syndrome (n=1). Aspiration thrombectomy and chemotherapy was evaluated. Aspiration thrombectomy and gemcitabine plus carboplatin were used to treat a 74-year-old male with pulmonary tumor embolism syndrome and a right atrial thrombus in transit.
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