Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma
Pulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS) are extremely rare sarcomas of uncertain histogenesis that often mimic pulmonary thromboemboli. This is a report of a 60-year-old female patient who presented with recurrent chest pain and cough. The patient was first diagnosed with pulmonary embolism but she did not...
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| author | Maha Shomaf MD Nathir Obeidat MD Fatin Al-Fares MD Saleh Najjar M.D |
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| description | Pulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS) are extremely rare sarcomas of uncertain histogenesis that often mimic pulmonary thromboemboli. This is a report of a 60-year-old female patient who presented with recurrent chest pain and cough. The patient was first diagnosed with pulmonary embolism but she did not improve on anticoagulant therapy. Follow-up imaging studies revealed a mass in the left hilar region extending into the pulmonary trunk and branches of the left pulmonary artery. The tru-cut biopsy revealed an undifferentiated sarcoma. The patient died 10 months after her initial presentation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd16543901064efa83e62491e302a7c02022-12-22T00:50:10ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962014-06-01210.1177/232470961452941610.1177_2324709614529416Pulmonary Artery SarcomaMaha Shomaf MD0Nathir Obeidat MD1Fatin Al-Fares MD2Saleh Najjar M.D3The University of Jordan, Department of PathologyThe University of Jordan, Department of Internal MedicineJordan University Hospital, The Department of PathologyJordan University Hospital, The Department of PathologyPulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS) are extremely rare sarcomas of uncertain histogenesis that often mimic pulmonary thromboemboli. This is a report of a 60-year-old female patient who presented with recurrent chest pain and cough. The patient was first diagnosed with pulmonary embolism but she did not improve on anticoagulant therapy. Follow-up imaging studies revealed a mass in the left hilar region extending into the pulmonary trunk and branches of the left pulmonary artery. The tru-cut biopsy revealed an undifferentiated sarcoma. The patient died 10 months after her initial presentation.https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709614529416 |
| spellingShingle | Maha Shomaf MD Nathir Obeidat MD Fatin Al-Fares MD Saleh Najjar M.D Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| title | Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma |
| title_full | Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma |
| title_short | Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma |
| title_sort | pulmonary artery sarcoma |
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