Ante mortem diagnosis of primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery.
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery is an extremely rare tumor. A definite diagnosis has always been made at autopsy. We describe a primary leiomyosarcoma with atypical features. The tumor arose from the right pulmonary artery and was diagnosed by bronchoscopic biopsy.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*