Pulmonary Tumour Embolism Complicating a Case of Leiomyosarcoma
Stephen Gentle,1Cyril Fisher,2Neil Soni,1Sue Hill,1and J. Meirion Thomas1,3
Abstract
Patient. A case of peripheral leiomyosarcoma presenting with features of pulmonary thromboembolism is described.Discussion. Persistence of the embolus despite triple-armed thrombolytic therapy and the presence of intravascular tumour invasion suggest the rare entity of pulmonary tumour embolism from a leiomyosarcoma.
