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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Pulmonary tumour thrombotic microangiopathy as a cause of new-onset pulmonary hypertension in a patient with metastatic low-grade serous ovarian cancer.

Scott L Purga, Navneet Narula, Evelyn M Horn, Maria G Karas

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Scott L PurgaDepartment of Internal Medicine, NYP/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
Navneet NarulaDepartment of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
Evelyn M HornDepartment of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
Maria G KarasDepartment of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
Cornell University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 78-year-old woman with metastatic low-grade serous ovarian cancer presented with rapidly progressive exertional dyspnoea and hypoxia, and was found to have new-onset severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) by right heart catheterisation. A diagnosis of pulmonary tumour thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) was made at autopsy. PTTM is a rare complication of advanced cancer that often presents as rapidly progressive PH or acute hypoxic respiratory failure. Widespread tumour cell emboli in the pulmonary arteries and arterioles are hypothesised to induce fibrocellular subintimal proliferation and microthrombi, leading to increased pulmonary vascular resistance and PH. PTTM arising from serous ovarian cancer is exceedingly rare, with only two previously reported cases. A discussion of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of PTTM is presented.

Indexed as

AgedAutopsyCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansHypertension, PulmonaryLung NeoplasmsNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingOvarian NeoplasmsPulmonary EmbolismRadiography, ThoracicThrombotic Microangiopathies

Identifiers

PMID26311016
PMCPMC4551019
OpenAlexW2110221354

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