Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery: a case of a 20-month survivor after incomplete surgical resection.
Intern Med
; 51(1): 75-8, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-22214627
ABSTRACT
We report a 53-year-old man who presented with dyspnea and low-grade fever. Cardiac ultrasound showed pulmonary hypertension and an ill-defined echogenic mass within the pulmonary trunk. Computed tomography scan revealed an inhomogeneous mass which filled the main pulmonary trunk with near-total occlusion, and extended into both pulmonary arteries. Anticoagulant therapy was administered based on a presumptive diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism. Positron-emission tomography scan was useful for differentiating the mass, which was determined as a pulmonary artery sarcoma by surgical resection. Although complete resection was impossible, the patient survived for 20 months with adjuvant chemotherapy and medical treatment.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Artéria Pulmonar
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Neoplasias Vasculares
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Leiomiossarcoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article