Rees H, Ang L C
Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1996 Jun;17(2):146-50. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199606000-00012.
Although metastatic spread of tumor to the lungs is common, massive pulmonary tumor emboli are very unusual. Most tumor emboli originate from epithelial-derived tumors. Only a few cases of pulmonary embolism from sarcomata have been reported. We herein describe the case of a 36-year-old woman who died suddenly due to massive pulmonary tumor emboli from a retroperitoneal malignant mesenchymoma. We believe this is the first case report of a mesenchymoma causing sudden death due to massive tumor embolism.
