Biomaterial Database

Pulmonary embolism as an indicator of occult malignancy. 1990

N Patel, and A Z Krasnow, and B D Collier, and R S Hellman, and A T Isitman

Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.

A case that demonstrates the relationship between malignancy and pulmonary throboembolic disease is presented. Pulmonary embolism, which was diagnosed on a ventilation-perfusion lung scan, initiated a search for the etiology of this condition. Normal examination of the deep venous system of the legs prompted further investigation, which ultimately led to the endoscopic diagnosis of poorly differentiated gastric carcinoma.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009382	Neoplasms, Unknown Primary	Metastases in which the tissue of origin is unknown.	Neoplasm Metastasis, Unknown Primary,Neoplasms, Occult Primary,Occult Primary Neoplasms,Unknown Primary Tumors,Unknown Primary Neoplasm Metastasis,Unknown Primary Neoplasms,Neoplasm, Occult Primary,Neoplasm, Unknown Primary,Occult Primary Neoplasm,Primary Neoplasm, Occult,Primary Neoplasm, Unknown,Primary Neoplasms, Occult,Primary Neoplasms, Unknown,Primary Tumor, Unknown,Primary Tumors, Unknown,Tumor, Unknown Primary,Tumors, Unknown Primary,Unknown Primary Neoplasm,Unknown Primary Tumor
D011655	Pulmonary Embolism	Blocking of the PULMONARY ARTERY or one of its branches by an EMBOLUS.	Pulmonary Thromboembolism,Thromboembolism, Pulmonary,Embolism, Pulmonary,Embolisms, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Embolisms,Pulmonary Thromboembolisms,Thromboembolisms, Pulmonary
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D005773	Gastroscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the interior of the stomach.	Gastroscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Gastroscopic,Gastroscopic Surgery,Surgery, Gastroscopic,Gastroscopic Surgeries,Gastroscopic Surgical Procedure,Gastroscopies,Procedure, Gastroscopic Surgical,Procedures, Gastroscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Gastroscopic,Surgical Procedure, Gastroscopic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013274	Stomach Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the STOMACH.	Cancer of Stomach,Gastric Cancer,Gastric Neoplasms,Stomach Cancer,Cancer of the Stomach,Gastric Cancer, Familial Diffuse,Neoplasms, Gastric,Neoplasms, Stomach,Cancer, Gastric,Cancer, Stomach,Cancers, Gastric,Cancers, Stomach,Gastric Cancers,Gastric Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Gastric,Neoplasm, Stomach,Stomach Cancers,Stomach Neoplasm
D013668	Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin	A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used for the diagnosis of diseases in many tissues, particularly in cardiovascular and cerebral circulation.	Tc 99m-Albumin,Tc 99m-Albumin Colloid,99m-Tc-HSA,99mTc-Albures,99mTc-HSA,99mTc-Human Serum Albumin,Tc-99m-HAM,Tc-99m-MAA,Tc-99m-Microalbumin,Tc-HAMM,Tc99m-Albumin,Technetium-99m Albumin Colloid,99mTc Albures,99mTc Human Serum Albumin,99mTcAlbures,Albumin Colloid, Technetium-99m,Albumin, 99mTc-Human Serum,Colloid, Tc 99m-Albumin,Colloid, Technetium-99m Albumin,Serum Albumin, 99mTc-Human,Tc 99m Albumin,Tc 99m Albumin Colloid,Tc 99m HAM,Tc 99m MAA,Tc 99m Microalbumin,Tc HAMM,Tc99m Albumin,Technetium 99m Albumin Colloid