A massive tumor embolism was observed in a 35-year-old patient suffering from a tumor of the urinary bladder. Pulmonary embolism was suspected after echocardiographic demonstration of an acute cor pulmonale. Postmortem examination demonstrated multiple small tumor emboli within the small pulmonary arteries.
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