A Case of Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
A man aged 83 years under treatment with enzalutamide for castration-resistant prostate cancer presented with general malaise and exertional dyspnea. The underlying cause could not be identified by further investigations. On the 5th hospital day, he died due to a sudden exacerbation of dyspnea. The...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 63(2017), 7 vom: 17. Juli, Seite 275-278 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Japanese |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica |
| Schlagworte: | Case Reports Journal Article Prostate cancer Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy |
| Zusammenfassung: | A man aged 83 years under treatment with enzalutamide for castration-resistant prostate cancer presented with general malaise and exertional dyspnea. The underlying cause could not be identified by further investigations. On the 5th hospital day, he died due to a sudden exacerbation of dyspnea. The results of an autopsy indicated tumor emboli and stenosis of small pulmonary arteries with the fibrocellular intimal thickening, and therefore our final diagnosis was pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 13.11.2017 Date Revised 23.10.2018 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0018-1994 |
| DOI: | 10.14989/ActaUrolJap_63_7_275 |