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Pulmonary micro-tumor emboli resulting in paradoxical emboli: a case report

Pulmonary tumor embolism (PTE) is a rare manifestation of cancer. It is characterized by the presence of tumor cell emboli in the pulmonary arterioles and capillaries leading to an elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance. The ante-mortem diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of PTE associated...

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Autores principales: Morin-Thibault, Louis-Vincent, Wiseman, Daniel, Fortin, Michelle, Couture, Christian, Provencher, Steeve
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5826013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29308711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2045893218754853