Pulmonary hypertension due to tumor emboli is a rare complication of malignant diseases. We present a patient in whom symptoms and signs of acute cor pulmonale were caused by tumor cells and carcinomatous endarteritis occluding the pulmonary microvasculature. A concise review of the previous literature is also presented.
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