Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma

Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare but serious malignancy-related respiratory complication. The most common causative neoplasm is gastric adenocarcinoma. We report a case caused by metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma, diagnosed postmortem in a 58-year-old male. To our knowledge, thi...

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Main Authors: Dhruv Nayyar, Kavitha Muthiah, Christopher S. Hayward, Zerlene Lim, Emily K. Granger, Mark Nicholls, Allan R. Glanville
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/286962
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spelling doaj-e586429f0a6c4f309e7fa527aa549faa2020-11-24T20:40:22ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542015-01-01201510.1155/2015/286962286962Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate CarcinomaDhruv Nayyar0Kavitha Muthiah1Christopher S. Hayward2Zerlene Lim3Emily K. Granger4Mark Nicholls5Allan R. Glanville6St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, AustraliaSt. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, AustraliaSt. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, AustraliaSt. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, AustraliaSt. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, AustraliaSt. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, AustraliaSt. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, AustraliaPulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare but serious malignancy-related respiratory complication. The most common causative neoplasm is gastric adenocarcinoma. We report a case caused by metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma, diagnosed postmortem in a 58-year-old male. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case from metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/286962
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Emily K. Granger
Mark Nicholls
Allan R. Glanville
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Mark Nicholls
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Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
Case Reports in Pulmonology
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title Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
title_short Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
title_full Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
title_fullStr Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
title_sort pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy from metastatic prostate carcinoma
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Pulmonology
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publishDate 2015-01-01
description Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare but serious malignancy-related respiratory complication. The most common causative neoplasm is gastric adenocarcinoma. We report a case caused by metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma, diagnosed postmortem in a 58-year-old male. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case from metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/286962
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