Pulmonary vein thrombosis after metastatic liposarcoma.

Abstract

Pulmonary vein thrombosis has been described in several patients including those with malignancy, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, fibrosing mediastinitis, and after lung transplantation. 1-5 Although liposarcoma frequently metastasizes to the lungs, to our knowledge pulmonary venous (tumor) thrombosis with lung infarction has not been previously mentioned as part of this disease. We report a case of liposarcoma with pulmonary metastases with secondary pulmonary venous (tumor) thrombosis and infarction, presenting 3 years after diagnosis of the original tumor.

• Authors: Babak Tamizifar, Maryam Rismankar Zadeh, Elham Foroghi
• Journal: Medicinski arhiv (Med Arh) Vol. 66 Issue 1 Pg. 68-9 ( 2012) Bosnia and Herzegovina
• PMID: 22482350 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Humans
• Infarction (etiology)
• Liposarcoma (complications, secondary)
• Lung Neoplasms (complications, secondary)
• Pulmonary Veins
• Venous Thrombosis (etiology)