Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound  2007;15(2):59-62

A Case of Multiple Myeloma with Pulmonary Thromboembolism Diagnosed by Transthoracic Echocardiography.

Jeong Myung AHN 1 ; Hye Jung JANG ; Seoul Jung AK ; Jung Eun HUH ; Jung Yun MOON ; Hyeon Gook LEE ; Kyoung Im CHO ; Tae Ik KIM

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Keywords

Multiple myeloma; Pulmonary thromboembolism; Echocardiography

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Cancer is a major risk factor for pulmonary thromboembolism. Occasionally, the thromboembolic event occurs before the diagnosis of cancer. We report a rare case of massive pulmonary thromboembolism with multiple myeloma diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography.