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Cor pulmonale due to embolization of metastatic chondrosarcoma |
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| Authors: | Kohei Hayashida MD Tsunehiko Nishimura Toshiisa Uehara Hiroaki Naito Makoto Takamiya Nobuyuki Nakajima Takahiro Kozuka |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, 565 Osaka, Japan;(2) Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, 565 Osaka, Japan;(3) Department of Radiology, University of Osaka, 1-1-50 Fukushima, 553 Osaka, Japan |
| Abstract: | Summary A 25-year-old woman with acute dyspnea was found to have nodular shadows in a chest X-ray film. Multiple defects in a perfusion scan indicated pulmonary embolization. The cause of acute cor pulmonale was extensive metastatic embolization from chondrosarcoma of the calf. Embolization by metastasis as a rare occurrence resulting in acute cor pulmonale should be considered in patients with a malignant tumor. |
| Keywords: | Cor pulmonale Tumor embolization Perfusion ventilation scan Pulmonary infarction Chondrosarcoma |
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