Cement pulmonary embolism as a complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty in cancer patients.

Asem H MansourNayef Abdel-RazeqHussein AbualiMohammad MakosehNouran Shaikh-SalemKamelah AbushalhaSamer Salah

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2018)

Cement PE is a relatively common complication following vertebroplasty and is mostly asymptomatic. Multiple myeloma is associated with the highest risk. Large-scale prospective studies can help identify risk factors and clinical outcomes and could lead to better prevention and therapeutic strategies.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
risk factors
multiple myeloma
inferior vena cava
minimally invasive
ultrasound guided
case control
breast cancer risk