Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated with Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review

Mavromati, Maria; Gerber, Annick; John, Gregor Raphaël

doi:10.1155/2018/6096704

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Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated with Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review

ContributorsMavromati, Maria; Gerber, Annick; John, Gregor Raphaël

Published inCase reports in pulmonology, vol. 2018, 6096704

Publication date2018

Abstract

Pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) mainly occurs following lung transplantation but cases associated with thoracic malignancy have also been described. We describe here the first case of PVT in an asymptomatic patient with metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma.

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MAVROMATI, Maria, GERBER, Annick, JOHN, Gregor Raphaël. Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated with Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review. In: Case reports in pulmonology, 2018, vol. 2018, p. 6096704. doi: 10.1155/2018/6096704

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PID : unige:126834
DOI : 10.1155/2018/6096704
PMID : 30112241

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Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated with Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review

Pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) mainly occurs following lung transplantation but cases associated with thoracic malignancy have also been described. We describe here the first case of PVT in an asymptomatic patient with metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma.

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