Fatal Pulmonary Tumor Embolic Microangiopathy in Young Lady without Known Primary Malignancy

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Malignancy, prolonged recumbence, and chemotherapy are renowned risk factors for development of clinically significant PE. Cancer exerts a multitude of pathophysiological processes, for example, hypercoagu...

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Main Authors: Adel Hammodi, M. Ali Al-Azem, Ahmed Hanafy, Talal Nakkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/231081
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