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Tumor Embolism

MedGen UID:
41750
•Concept ID:
C0013930
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Embolism, Tumor; Embolisms, Tumor; Tumor Embolisms
SNOMED CT: Tumor embolus (14799000); Tumor embolus (252986008); Tumor embolism (252986008)

Definition

A tumor embolism involves sudden blockage of an artery by a clot or by other material from tumor fragments transported by the blood stream. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTumor Embolism

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: updated European treatment recommendations.
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Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2010 Mar;10(3):339-44. doi: 10.1586/era.10.6. PMID: 20214515
Management of malignant pleural effusions.
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Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2001 Oct;56(5):394-9. PMID: 11887496
Surgical treatment of pulmonary artery sarcoma.
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 Jan;121(1):77-82. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2001.111423. PMID: 11135162

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intravascular Tumor Extension and Pulmonary Tumor Embolism in Children With Solid Malignancies: Is There a Role for Inferior Vena Cava Filters?
Trinder SM, Ruhayel SD, Gottardo NG, McLaren CA, Ryan AL, Roebuck DJ
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Nov 1;45(8):467-471. Epub 2023 Jul 27 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002731. PMID: 37526419
Efficacy, mechanism, and safety of melatonin-loaded on thermosensitive nanogels for rabbit VX2 tumor embolization: A novel design.
Chen L, Sun T, Lv Y, Lu X, Li X, Zhang H, Qian K, Guo X, Sun B, Zhang W, Zhu L, Huang J, Liu Y, Zhao H, Zhao Y, Liang B, Zheng C
J Pineal Res 2023 Oct;75(3):e12900. Epub 2023 Aug 8 doi: 10.1111/jpi.12900. PMID: 37492880
"Thrombus-first" or "thrombus-last" approach for surgical management of renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava thrombus.
Ishiyama Y, Kondo T, Yoshida K, Iizuka J, Tanabe K, Takagi T
Int J Urol 2022 Jun;29(6):559-565. Epub 2022 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/iju.14846. PMID: 35285084
Pulmonary tumor embolism: A retrospective study over a 30-year period.
He X, Anthony DC, Catoni Z, Cao W
PLoS One 2021;16(8):e0255917. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255917. PMID: 34379693Free PMC Article
Pulmonary embolism at autopsy in cancer patients.
Gimbel IA, Mulder FI, Bosch FTM, Freund JE, Guman N, van Es N, Kamphuisen PW, Büller HR, Middeldorp S
J Thromb Haemost 2021 May;19(5):1228-1235. Epub 2021 Mar 26 doi: 10.1111/jth.15250. PMID: 33501757Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Uncommon thoracic manifestations from extrapulmonary tumors: Computed tomography evaluation - Pictorial review.
Franquet T, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Marchiori E, Abbott GF, Martínez-Jiménez S, López L
Respir Med 2020 Jul;168:105986. Epub 2020 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105986. PMID: 32469707
Intraluminal Arterial Filling Defects Misdiagnosed as Pulmonary Emboli: What Else Could They Be?
Rudkovskaia AA, Bandyopadhyay D
Clin Chest Med 2018 Sep;39(3):505-513. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2018.04.004. PMID: 30122175
Pulmonary manifestations of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.
Agrawal A, Sahni S, Vulisha AK, Gumpeni R, Shah R, Talwar A
Respir Med 2017 Jul;128:65-69. Epub 2017 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.05.006. PMID: 28610671
Nonthrombotic Pulmonary Artery Embolism: Imaging Findings and Review of the Literature.
Unal E, Balci S, Atceken Z, Akpinar E, Ariyurek OM
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2017 Mar;208(3):505-516. Epub 2016 Nov 8 doi: 10.2214/AJR.16.17326. PMID: 27824484
Pulmonary manifestations of renal cell carcinoma.
Agrawal A, Sahni S, Iftikhar A, Talwar A
Respir Med 2015 Dec;109(12):1505-8. Epub 2015 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.10.002. PMID: 26525375

Therapy

Intravascular Tumor Extension and Pulmonary Tumor Embolism in Children With Solid Malignancies: Is There a Role for Inferior Vena Cava Filters?
Trinder SM, Ruhayel SD, Gottardo NG, McLaren CA, Ryan AL, Roebuck DJ
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023 Nov 1;45(8):467-471. Epub 2023 Jul 27 doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002731. PMID: 37526419
Efficacy, mechanism, and safety of melatonin-loaded on thermosensitive nanogels for rabbit VX2 tumor embolization: A novel design.
Chen L, Sun T, Lv Y, Lu X, Li X, Zhang H, Qian K, Guo X, Sun B, Zhang W, Zhu L, Huang J, Liu Y, Zhao H, Zhao Y, Liang B, Zheng C
J Pineal Res 2023 Oct;75(3):e12900. Epub 2023 Aug 8 doi: 10.1111/jpi.12900. PMID: 37492880
"Thrombus-first" or "thrombus-last" approach for surgical management of renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava thrombus.
Ishiyama Y, Kondo T, Yoshida K, Iizuka J, Tanabe K, Takagi T
Int J Urol 2022 Jun;29(6):559-565. Epub 2022 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/iju.14846. PMID: 35285084
Pulmonary manifestations of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.
Agrawal A, Sahni S, Vulisha AK, Gumpeni R, Shah R, Talwar A
Respir Med 2017 Jul;128:65-69. Epub 2017 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.05.006. PMID: 28610671
Pulmonary manifestations of renal cell carcinoma.
Agrawal A, Sahni S, Iftikhar A, Talwar A
Respir Med 2015 Dec;109(12):1505-8. Epub 2015 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.10.002. PMID: 26525375

Prognosis

Development and validation of a simple nomogram for predicting the short-term prognosis of patients with pulmonary embolism.
Zhu JL, Yuan SQ, Wei XY, Yin HY, Lu XH, Wei JR, Lyu J
Heart Lung 2023 Jan-Feb;57:144-151. Epub 2022 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.09.010. PMID: 36201925
Lung tumor presenting with acute myocardial infarction and lower extremity arterial embolism.
Liu J, Chen H, Xie X, Yang Y, Tang S
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2020 Nov 11;20(1):482. doi: 10.1186/s12872-020-01770-0. PMID: 33176705Free PMC Article
Uncommon thoracic manifestations from extrapulmonary tumors: Computed tomography evaluation - Pictorial review.
Franquet T, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Marchiori E, Abbott GF, Martínez-Jiménez S, López L
Respir Med 2020 Jul;168:105986. Epub 2020 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105986. PMID: 32469707
Pulmonary tumor embolism secondary to soft tissue and bone sarcomas: a case report and literature review.
Latchana N, Daniel VC, Gould RW, Pollock RE
World J Surg Oncol 2017 Aug 30;15(1):168. doi: 10.1186/s12957-017-1223-3. PMID: 28854949Free PMC Article
Pulmonary tumor embolism.
Bassiri AG, Haghighi B, Doyle RL, Berry GJ, Rizk NW
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997 Jun;155(6):2089-95. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.6.9196119. PMID: 9196119

Clinical prediction guides

Pulmonary embolism at autopsy in cancer patients.
Gimbel IA, Mulder FI, Bosch FTM, Freund JE, Guman N, van Es N, Kamphuisen PW, Büller HR, Middeldorp S
J Thromb Haemost 2021 May;19(5):1228-1235. Epub 2021 Mar 26 doi: 10.1111/jth.15250. PMID: 33501757Free PMC Article
Tumor Vessel Targeted Self-Assemble Nanoparticles for Amplification and Prediction of the Embolization Effect in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Wang Y, Shang W, Zhong H, Luo T, Niu M, Xu K, Tian J
ACS Nano 2020 Nov 24;14(11):14907-14918. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04341. PMID: 33111520
Uncommon thoracic manifestations from extrapulmonary tumors: Computed tomography evaluation - Pictorial review.
Franquet T, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Marchiori E, Abbott GF, Martínez-Jiménez S, López L
Respir Med 2020 Jul;168:105986. Epub 2020 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105986. PMID: 32469707
Pulmonary tumor embolization as early manifestation in patients with renal cell carcinoma and tumor thrombus: Perioperative management and outcomes.
Serena G, Gonzalez J, Gaynor JJ, Salerno T, Verzaro R, Ciancio G
J Card Surg 2019 Oct;34(10):1018-1023. Epub 2019 Aug 2 doi: 10.1111/jocs.14182. PMID: 31376225
Intraluminal Arterial Filling Defects Misdiagnosed as Pulmonary Emboli: What Else Could They Be?
Rudkovskaia AA, Bandyopadhyay D
Clin Chest Med 2018 Sep;39(3):505-513. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2018.04.004. PMID: 30122175

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