Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma Diagnosed without Delay

Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma Diagnosed without Delay

A 63-year-old female presented with abnormal lung shadows but had, apart from this, few symptoms. Computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple nodules and blockage of the pulmonary artery. She was immediately diagnosed with pulmonary artery sarcoma based on a careful differential diagnosis and underwe...

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Main Authors: Motohisa Yamasaki, Yuki Sumi, Yumi Sakakibara, Meiyo Tamaoka, Yasunari Miyazaki, Hirokumi Arai, Katsuo Kojima, Fusahiko Itoh, Tomonari Amano, Yasuyuki Yoshizawa, Naohiko Inase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Pulmonary artery sarcoma
Leiomyosarcoma
Intimal sarcoma
Tumor emboli
Pulmonary thromboembolism
FDG-PET
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/328994

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