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Septic pulmonary embolism and subsequent bilateral pneumothorax in patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy for head angiosarcoma: An autopsy case report and literature review

Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) and subsequent pneumothorax are rare but serious conditions. We report a case of SPE and pneumothorax caused by central venous port (CV port) infection. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 73-year-old woman, who underwent chemoradiotherapy for a head angiosarcoma and a CV port placem...

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Autores principales: Ikejiri, Kaoru, Goto, Hiroyuki, Usui, Miki, Nakayama, Yuichi, Sugioka, Kyoko, Ito, Asami, Suzuki, Kei, Hirokawa, Yoshifumi, Yamanaka, Keiichi, Imai, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9666164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36397415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031755