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Abstract
Case Report
A case of pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy in prostate cancer with alveolar hemorrhage
Hideaki Yamakawaa,d Emiri Tsumiyamaa,d Hiroki Ohtaa Akiko Adachib Yoshihiko Shimizuc Hidekazu Matsushimaa
aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital
bDepartment of Pathology, Saitama Red Cross Hospital
cDepartment of Pathology, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center
dDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Jikei University Hospital
ABSTRACT
A 77-year-old man with prostate cancer presented to our hospital with acute respiratory failure. Chest computed tomography showed mild ground glass opacity. The bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. Histological findings of transbronchial lung biopsy showed an intraluminal tumor embolus. We diagnosed pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) induced by prostate cancer. Clinicians should recognize that alveolar hemorrhage can occur in cases of PTTM.
KEYWORDS
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) Alveolar hemorrhage Prostate cancer
Received 28 Apr 2019 ／ Accepted 1 Jul 2019
AJRS, 8(5): 349-353, 2019
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