Acute myocardial infarction caused by coronary tumor thromboembolism: A rare primary manifestation of malignant tumor disease

Ann Christin Buckendahl, Frank Martens, Hans Joachim Scholman, Carsten Denkert, Manfred Dietel, Wilko Weichert

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Abstract

Myocardial infarction in the context of malignant tumor disease is rare but well documented and can occur through various pathophysiological mechanisms. We report an unusual case of a patient with recurrent myocardial infarction due to coronary tumor thromboembolism as the first clinical manifestation of a previously unknown squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. The possible pitfalls leading to a wrong preliminary diagnosis in our case as well as the literature on myocardial infarction in patients with cancer were discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)236-238
Number of pages3
JournalHuman Pathology
Volume37
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Lung cancer
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Tumor thromboembolism

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