Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy of hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of literature.

CONCLUSION: PTTM is caused by tumor thrombi in the arteries and thickening of the pulmonary arterial endothelium leading to the symptoms of dyspnea in terminal staged patients. Therefore, supportive management of symptoms is necessary in the cases with PTTM and hence we believe that the information presented here is of great significance for the diagnosis and management of symptoms of PTTM with HCC.
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Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - December 27, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Morita S, Kamimura K, Abe H, Watanabe-Mori Y, Oda C, Kobayashi T, Arao Y, Tani Y, Ohashi R, Ajioka Y, Terai S Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research