A case of severe cancer-related pulmonary hypertension; An unexpected resolution.

Respir Med Case Rep

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.

Published: May 2022

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in cancer patients can be caused by several mechanisms. It can be a direct cancer effect through pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy, pulmonary tumor emboli, extrinsic compression, intravascular tumors, or a secondary consequence of therapy, including chemotherapy agents, radiation, and stem cell transplantation. We present the first case of complete resolution of cancer-related PH.

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