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Ann Thorac Surg 1977;24:178-181
© 1977 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Pulmonary Embolus Presenting as the Initial Manifestation of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Departments of Urology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Accepted for publication February 3, 1977.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Daughtry, Cleveland Clinic, The Clinic Center, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106

Recent literature suggests that pulmonary embolus secondary to renal cell carcinoma may be more common than previously suspected. Renal tumors are known for their ability to metastasize early, often before the primary lesion is apparent.

A patient with renal cell carcinoma and having massive pulmonary tumor embolus is presented. Attention was called to the occult tumor by the identification of clear cell carcinoma in the pulmonary embolic material. Pulmonary embolectomy and surgical extirpation of the primary tumor resulted in long-term survival.

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