We present a necropsy study of 25 Children (age 0-15 yeara) and 7 adolescenta (age 16-18 years) with the diagnosis of macroscopic pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). PTE occurred along with a serious disease, e.g. tumour or general infection, and when the subjects had some of the following risk factors, e.g. immobilization, tumours, cardiovascular diseases, operations, obezity, septic state, peritonitis, cachexia and placement of central venous cathetera.

        Key words: pulmonary embolism - childhood - adolescence - risk factors of pulmonary embolism