Pulmonary embolism in a patient with primary renal synovial sarcoma: the important differential diagnosis of tumor embolism and its therapeutic implications

Publikation

Pulmonary embolism in a patient with primary renal synovial sarcoma: the important differential diagnosis of tumor embolism and its therapeutic implications

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 22.06.2013

Schmid Sabine, Öhlschlegel Christian, Nagel Wolfgang, Zeisel Christoph, Müller Joachim, Rothermundt Christian

Zitation

Schmid S, Öhlschlegel C, Nagel W, Zeisel C, Müller J, Rothermundt C. Pulmonary embolism in a patient with primary renal synovial sarcoma: the important differential diagnosis of tumor embolism and its therapeutic implications. Case Rep Oncol 2013; 6:331-8.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Case Rep Oncol 2013; 6

Veröffentlichungsdatum

22.06.2013

eISSN (Online)

1662-6575

Seiten

331-8

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Pulmonary tumor embolism rarely occurs in epithelial-derived tumors, but it has been described in different tumor entities. Microscopic pulmonary tumor embolisms are often only discovered on autopsy. Pulmonary thromboembolism, on the other hand, is a frequent complication in cancer patients, and surgery in patients with a malignant tumor is an additional risk factor. The differential diagnosis between pulmonary thromboembolism and pulmonary tumor embolism can be challenging. In this case report, we describe the rare case of a patient with primary renal synovial sarcoma and the workup for a thrombus in the left pulmonary artery.