Sudden Unexpected Death in a Patient with Tumour Associated Pulmonary Embolism

Table 1

Overview of reported pulmonary tumour embolisms.

Malignancy		Chief complaint		In-hospital mortality	Diagnostic methods used
Atrial myxoma	9	Chest pain; Cough; Dyspnea; Fever; Shock	1; 1; 7; 1; 1	33,30%	Autopsy; CT; Surgery; PETCT	2; 6; 6; 1
Bladder	4	Chest pain; Dyspnea; None	1; 2; 1	100%	Autopsy; Pulmonary angiogram	4; 1
Breast	30	Chest pain; Dyspnea; None	2; 28; 2	93,30%	Autopsy; Pulmonary angiogram; Aspiration cytology; Radio nuclear perfusion; Surgery; Ventilationperfusion scan	27; 4; 1; 3; 1; 3
Colon	5	Abdominal pain; Cough; Dyspnea; Fever; None	1; 1; 2; 1; 1	100%	Autopsy	5
Kidney	10	Chest pain; Dyspnea; None; Shock	1; 8; 1; 1	30%	Autopsy; CT; Surgery	1; 8; 8
Liver	9	Chest pain; Dyspnea; Fever; None	2; 5; 1; 2	88,90%	Autopsy; Pulmonary angiogram; CT; Aspiration cytology	8; 2; 2; 1
Lung	12	Cough; Dyspnea; None; Shock	1; 9; 1; 1	91,70%	Autopsy; Pulmonary angiogram; CT; Radio nuclear perfusion; Surgery; Ventilationperfusion scan	11; 1; 2; 1; 1; 2
Oesophagus	4	Dyspnea	4	100%	Autopsy	4
Pancreas	6	Dyspnea; Fever; None	4; 1; 2	83,30%	Autopsy; EUS; Ventilationperfusion scan	5; 1; 2
Prostate	4	Dyspnea; None	3; 1	83,30%	Autopsy	4
Stomach	38	Cough; Dyspnea; Fever; None	1; 32; 1; 5	100%	Autopsy; Pulmonary angiogram; CT; Aspiration cytology; Ventilationperfusion scan	37; 1; 2; 1; 3
Wilms’ tumour	6	Abdominal pain; Diffuse; Dyspnea	1; 4; 2	83,30%	Autopsy; CT; Ventilationperfusion scan	5; 1; 1
Others	38	Chest pain; Cough; Dyspnea; Fever; None; Shock	3; 2; 31; 2; 1; 1	52,60%	Autopsy; Pulmonary angiogram; CT; Aspiration cytology; Radio nuclear perfusion; EUS; Surgery; Ventilationperfusion scan	16; 2; 19; 1; 4; 1; 12; 5

Others include bile duct, bone, leukemia, lymphoma, cartilage, cervix, choriocarcinoma, epidural, Ewing, fibroelastoma, glioblastoma, cardiac leiomyomatosis, multiple myeloma, ovary, parotid gland, sphenoid sinus, testis, thyroid, synovial sarcoma, unknown, and uterus.