Abstract
Pulmonary tumour embolism is a known complication of cancer disease. To date, pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma has been described once with this entity. We report a case of pulmonary tumour embolism diagnosed in the operation room after cardiac arrest of a 30-year-old male patient who had surgical amputation of his right upper limb due to recurrent sarcoma, mandating urgent and successful embolectomy.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Amputation, Surgical
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Humans
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Male
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Neoplastic Cells, Circulating*
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Postoperative Complications / etiology*
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Postoperative Complications / surgery
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Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
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Pulmonary Embolism / surgery
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Rhabdomyosarcoma / complications*
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Rhabdomyosarcoma / pathology
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Rhabdomyosarcoma / surgery
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Shoulder* / pathology
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Shoulder* / surgery
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / complications*
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery