Pulmonary artery sarcoma affecting the pulmonary valve mistaken as pulmonary vasculitis: a case report and comparative literature review

Pulmonary artery sarcoma affecting the pulmonary valve mistaken as pulmonary vasculitis: a case report and comparative literature review

Abstract Pulmonary arterial sarcomas (PAS) are rare aggressive tumours occurring mainly in the pulmonary trunk. We report a case of PAS involving the pulmonary trunk wall and valve, with uniform wall thickening which represents an atypical imaging manifestation of this tumour. A 63-year-old male pre...

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Main Authors: Harry James Smith, Fadi Al-Zubaidi, Daniel Sitaranjan, Steven Chiu, David Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Pulmonary artery sarcoma
PAS
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
Pulmonary valve replacement
Pulmonary vasculitis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-02700-3

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