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CASE REPORTS IN ONCOLOGY
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 331-338Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000353409
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Sarcoma; Primary renal synovial sarcoma; Tumor embolism; Thromboembolism; Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
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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. (C) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
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