[A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the pulmonary artery].
We presented a rare case of primary pulmonary artery sarcoma. A 27-year-old female was admitted with fever and back pain. Her chest X-ray showed right pleural effusion and infiltrate in the right lower lobe. Enhanced chest CT scan and pulmonary angiogram showed an intraluminal filling defect of the pulmonary trunk. She was operated on under cardiopulmonary bypass. Following the incision of the pulmonary trunk, a polypoid soft yellowing mass was exposed. The local tumor resection and the right pneumonectomy were performed. Histological and immunohistochemical studies of the tumor revealed malignant fibrous histiocytoma. She made a good recovery but died of distant metastases 10 months after surgery.
Kawamura
M
M
Department of Respiratory Surgery, Nakadori General Hospital, Akita, Japan.
Takahashi
Y
Y
Sakata
Y
Y
Okubo
T
T
Hoshino
R
R
Goko
C
C
D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery