Highlights pulmonary tumour microembolism as a rare, difficult-to-diagnose cause of rapidly progressive pulmonary hypertension in patients with a history of malignancy.
Pulmonary tumour microembolism warrants consideration in malignancy-associated pulmonary hypertension; leaves open the need for antemortem diagnostics.
Pulmonary tumour microembolism is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension. A case of rapidly progressive pulmonary hypertension in a patient with a past history of breast carcinoma is presented. Despite active consideration and investigation for malignancy as a cause, correct diagnosis was only made at necropsy.
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