Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy as a Cause of Pulmonary Hypertension.

ABSTRACT: Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare entity, often diagnosed postmortem. We describe a patient with signs and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension secondary to metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with invasion of the myocardium and pulmonary vasculature, and highlight the diagnostic challenges and therapeutic limitations of this disease. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

SUBMITTER: Schwartz BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8311364 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature