Key result
Pulmonary arterial tumor embolization was found at autopsy in 33 of 331 patients with primary lung carcinoma, occurring more frequently in adenocarcinoma than epidermoid carcinoma (16.5% vs. 5.8%).
Population
331 patients dying with primary carcinoma of the lung (other than oat cell carcinoma)
Design
Cohort
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Tumor embolization may underlie cor pulmonale in lung cancer; hypothesis-generating for adenocarcinoma predominance and requires prospective validation.
Observational (n=331)
Absolute Event Rate: 16.5% vs 5.8%
Pulmonary arterial tumor embolization is a relatively frequent complication of primary lung carcinoma that can lead to pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale.
Gonzalez-Vitale et al. (1976) conducted an observational in Primary carcinoma of the lung (n=331). Adenocarcinoma vs. Epidermoid carcinoma was evaluated on Tumor embolization. Pulmonary arterial tumor embolization was found at autopsy in 33 of 331 patients with primary lung carcinoma, occurring more frequently in adenocarcinoma than epidermoid carcinoma (16.5% vs. 5.8%).
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