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Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:153-155
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Prognostic significance of massive bronchogenic tumor embolus

Richard F. Heitmiller, MD*

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Accepted for publication June 28, 1991.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Heitmiller, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Osler 624, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Massive arterial bronchogenic tumor embolus is rare, and most commonly occurs intraoperatively during pulmonary resection. Arterial obstruction from the tumor embolus carries substantial morbidity and mortality. For those patients who survive embolectomy, prognosis is most closely correlated with the TNM staging of the primary lung tumor ignoring the tumor embolus.






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