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12728533

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of pulmonary tumor embolism involving multiple emboli from an unusual site, an adenocarcinoma of the prostate. A 78-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed with stage IV (1997 version of the TNM classification) moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the prostate in December 1997. He underwent bilateral orchiectomy and hormonal therapy with flutamide was started. The patient suffered from relapse in April 1998, and estramustine phosphate was administered as treatment for hormone-refractory prostate cancer. He noticed a dry cough in May 1998, and on June 13, he developed acute progressive dyspnea and was admitted to our hospital. Radiological findings, blood gas analysis, and clinical symptoms suggested pulmonary thrombosis. Despite anticoagulation and oxygen therapy, he remained severely dyspnoeic. He died of respiratory failure 4 days after admission. Autopsy confirmed dissemination of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the prostate to the majority of the pulmonary muscular arteries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0018-1994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Microscopic pulmonary tumor embolism secondary to adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Kakegawa Municipal Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports