Key result
Pulmonary tumor embolism can present on CT as bilateral peripheral wedge-shaped opacities indicating pulmonary infarction.
Why the study?
Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare and infrequently diagnosed cause of respiratory failure in cancer patients with usually normal chest radiographs.
Population
A patient with cancer presenting with respiratory failure
Design
Case report
Authors
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May support including tumor embolism in differentials for wedge opacities in cancer patients; leaves open prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Pulmonary tumor embolism should be considered in the differential diagnosis when bilateral, peripheral, wedge-shaped opacities are seen on CT in cancer patients with respiratory failure.
Kim et al. (1999) conducted a case report in Pulmonary tumor embolism (n=1). Computed tomography was evaluated. Pulmonary tumor embolism can present on computed tomography scans as bilateral, peripheral, wedge-shaped opacities corresponding to areas of pulmonary infarction.
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