Turkish Journal of Geriatrics
2014 , Vol 17, Issue 3
NONTHROMBOTIC PULMONARY ARTERY EMBOLISM IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT: HYDATID CYST
1Balıkesir Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı BALIKESİR2Balıkesir Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı BALIKESİR Apulmonary artery embolism related to hydatid disease is extremely rare. Although isolated cases have been reported, it is usually due to a hepatic lesion invading the hepatic veins or inferior vena cava, or a direct embolism from right cardiac lesions. Patients may present with hemoptysis, dyspnea, chest pain, acute cor pulmonale, or sudden death. The diagnosis is made from a medical history, clinical findings and computed tomography imaging. The computed tomography shows single or multiple cystic lesions leading to a filling defect or obstruction in the pulmonary arteries. In this article we present a 76-year-old woman with multiple lung lesions and a bilateral pulmonary artery embolism. In this case the pulmonary artery embolism was considered to be secondary to the invasion of the inferior vena cava by the liver lesion. Keywords : Pulmonary Arteries; Pulmonary Embolism; Hydatidosis; Echinococcosis, Hepatic; Echinococcosis; Pulmonary