Pulmonary vein thrombosis after metastatic liposarcoma.

Med Arh

Department of Internal medicine, Alzahra University Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Published: May 2012

AI Article Synopsis

  • Pulmonary vein thrombosis has been linked to various conditions, including cancer, lung disease, and post-transplant complications.
  • A specific case of liposarcoma with lung metastases leading to pulmonary venous tumor thrombosis and lung infarction is reported.
  • This case is notable as it occurred three years after the initial diagnosis of the liposarcoma, highlighting a rare complication associated with this type of cancer.

Article 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.

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