Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Presenting as Acute Cardiovascular Collapse due to Tumour Cell Embolisation

We present a case of small cell lung carcinoma causing acute cardiovascular collapse due to pulmonary tumour emboli. Although pulmonary tumour emboli may complicate a number of malignancies, this is rarely seen in cases of carcinoma of the bronchus. Patients suffering with pulmonary tumour emboli of...

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Published inRespiration Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 323 - 326
Main Authors Wong, C.H., Suvarna, S.K., Ciulli, F., Leggett, R.J.E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 2000
Subjects
Angiography
Carcinoma, Small Cell - complications
Carcinoma, Small Cell - diagnosis
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Fatal Outcome
Heart Arrest - diagnosis
Heart Arrest - etiology
Heparin - administration & dosage
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - complications
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Pulmonary Embolism - complications
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - drug therapy
Tumour cell emboli
Small cell lung cancer
Cardiovascular collapse
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Summary:We present a case of small cell lung carcinoma causing acute cardiovascular collapse due to pulmonary tumour emboli. Although pulmonary tumour emboli may complicate a number of malignancies, this is rarely seen in cases of carcinoma of the bronchus. Patients suffering with pulmonary tumour emboli often have previous symptoms, and show progressive dyspnoea. To our knowledge there have been no reports of tumour emboli presenting acutely without any previous history of symptoms.
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ISSN:0025-7931
1423-0356
DOI:10.1159/000029519