A case of locally advanced breast cancer complicated by pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy

Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Dec;44(4):267-70. doi: 10.4143/crt.2012.44.4.267. Epub 2012 Dec 31.

Abstract

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a rare, malignancy-related complication that causes marked pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and death. We report on a patient with locally advanced breast cancer whose course was complicated by fatal PTTM based on clinical and laboratory findings.

Keywords: Breast neoplasms; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy.