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Target Concepts:
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Query: UMLS:C0034065 (
pulmonary embolism
)
14,979
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Most cases of sudden unexpected 'natural' death are due to
primary disorders
of the cardiovascular, respiratory and central nervous system. Sudden death due to a previously undiagnosed malignancy is rare in young, apparently healthy subjects. We report an unusual cause of sudden unexpected death due to pulmonary tumour embolism complicating an undiagnosed germ cell tumour of the testis in a 37-year-old white male. Although death due to testicular tumours is not uncommon in young adult males, it rarely follows
pulmonary embolism
secondary to inferior vena cava (IVC) tumour invasion. A review of the literature revealed four other cases with a similar mechanism of death.
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PMID:Sudden death caused by testicular germ cell tumour. 750 Aug 63
