Yuen S T, Dickens P
Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital.
Forensic Sci Int. 1992 Jan;52(2):211-4. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(92)90109-a.
We report a case of fatal massive pulmonary embolism in an 86-year-old woman. The embolus occurred as a result of embolic bone marrow particles from a fractured femur becoming trapped by a Chiari's network which then acted as a source for propagation of a large thrombus which detached and caused sudden death from massive pulmonary embolism. To our knowledge this is the first report of such a case.
