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Abstract
Case Report
A case of pulmonary tumor embolism with breast cancer proved by cytological examination of aspirated pulmonary artery blood
Manabu Yamamotoa,b Noboru Takayanagia Takashi Ishiguroa Naho Kagiyamaa Yoshihiko Shimizuc Yutaka Sugitaa
aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center
bDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Nagano Red Cross Hospital
cDepartment of Pathological Diagnosis, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center
ABSTRACT
An 82-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of progressive dyspnea. She had complained of dyspnea for 8 days before admission, and her dyspnea had worsened very rapidly. A chest CT scan showed faint ground-glass opacities, slight diffuse interstitial thickening in both lung fields, and pulmonary artery dilatation. Perfusion scintigraphy showed multiple small perfusion defects throughout both lungs. We suspected pulmonary tumor embolism and performed pulmonary capillary wedge aspiration. Carcinoma cells were detected, but the primary site of the cells was not found upon further investigation. The patient died of progressive respiratory failure caused by pulmonary hypertension 14 days after admission. An autopsy was performed from which we diagnosed breast cancer and metastatic lung cancer. We report this case and review previous reports.
KEYWORDS
Pulmonary tumor embolism Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary wedge aspiration cytology Breast cancer
Received 26 Dec 2014 ／ Accepted 27 Apr 2015
AJRS, 4(5): 370-374, 2015
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