Abstract
A young lady with adenocarcinoma of unknown primary presenting with right upper limb deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: A case report
Highlights
Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is defined as a histologically proven metastatic cancer in the absence of a clinically detectable, anatomically defined primary tumour site, after an adequate diagnostic evaluation [1, 2]
We present a case of a fit young woman admitted with venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, later diagnosed with carcinoma of unknown primary
Case Presentation In December 2015, a 39 year old woman presented with a history of progressive exertional breathlessness of more than two weeks and right upper limb swelling of 24 hour duration. Her past history was unremarkable, except that she had intermittent bilateral lower limb swelling mainly over the calves one month back, which was not painful and resolved spontaneously. Two weeks later she developed a gradual onset shortness of breath on mild exertion for two weeks associated with dry a cough, pleuritic type chest pain and painful swelling of the right upper limb extending to the right shoulder and neck
Summary
Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is defined as a histologically proven metastatic cancer in the absence of a clinically detectable, anatomically defined primary tumour site, after an adequate diagnostic evaluation [1, 2]. Introduction Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is defined as a histologically proven metastatic cancer in the absence of a clinically detectable, anatomically defined primary tumour site, after an adequate diagnostic evaluation [1, 2]. We present a case of a fit young woman admitted with venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, later diagnosed with carcinoma of unknown primary.
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