title: Isolated granulomatous giant cell vasculitis of the pulmonary elastic arteries.
abstract: A 66-year-old man who developed an occluded left main pulmonary artery, clinically demonstrated by perfusion scan and pulmonary angiography, is described. Explorative thoracotomy revealed a granulomatous giant cell arteritis after pathologic examination of the surgically removed left lung. Detailed clinical and laboratory evaluation excluded a systemic disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery