Pulmonary artery sarcoma: diagnosis and postoperative follow-up with gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
Pulmonary artery sarcomas are infrequently encountered and are often misdiagnosed before surgical exploration or autopsy. On clinical examination and conventional imaging studies, they are frequently mistaken for pulmonary emboli. To our knowledge, this case report is the first to describe the postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of residual disease of a pulmonary artery sarcoma and to assess the potential usefulness of MRI for monitoring such lesions postoperatively. Contrast-enhanced MRI, a relatively noninvasive method, seems well suited for postsurgical follow-up of pulmonary artery sarcomas.
Department of Radiology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn.
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Rafal
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Nichols
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D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium