Pulmonary Hypertension due to a Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Salarvand, Fatemeh
Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh
Nemati, Bardia
Riahi, Mohammad Mahdi
Adeli, Seyyed Hassan
Jandaghi, Mahboubeh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Primary pulmonary artery sarcomas are very rare and their histologic type, called leiomyosarcoma, is even rarer.
Case Report.
A 64-year-old woman presented with progressive weakness, fatigue, malaise, and dyspnea, and a marked elevation of pulmonary artery pressure was admitted.
She was initially diagnosed with chronic pulmonary thromboembolism and chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed that lobulated heterogeneous left hilar mass extended to precarinal and subcarinal space.
MRI demonstrated a polypoid lesion at trunk with extension to left main pulmonary artery and its first branch.
She was operated, a yellowish-shiny solid mass in pulmonary trunk was seen intraoperatively, and pulmonary endarterectomy was performed.
Her tumor was pathologically diagnosed as pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma.
She died 3 months later after one chemotherapy course.
Conclusion.
Initially, the patient underwent surgery due to pulmonary embolism but, during the operation, the observed mass increased the probability of pulmonary artery neoplasm.
Clinicians must consider pulmonary artery sarcoma when making the differential diagnosis for patients with pulmonary arteries masses.
In addition to clinical prediction scores and CT and MRI findings to identify the patients with pulmonary artery sarcoma, PET scanning is the diagnosis of choice in differentiating embolism and neoplasm and is strongly recommended in these patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adeli, Seyyed Hassan& Nemati, Bardia& Jandaghi, Mahboubeh& Riahi, Mohammad Mahdi& Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh& Salarvand, Fatemeh. 2013. Pulmonary Hypertension due to a Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adeli, Seyyed Hassan…[et al.]. Pulmonary Hypertension due to a Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Adeli, Seyyed Hassan& Nemati, Bardia& Jandaghi, Mahboubeh& Riahi, Mohammad Mahdi& Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh& Salarvand, Fatemeh. Pulmonary Hypertension due to a Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450674
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450674