title: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery: diagnostic and surgical implications.
abstract: Primary pulmonary trunk sarcoma is a rare and highly lethal disease. A case of multicentric pulmonary trunk leiomyosarcoma with right and left main pulmonary artery involvement, mimicking massive pulmonary embolism, is described. The importance of a timely diagnosis and of radical surgical excision is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzucco
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bertolini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morando
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghimenton
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis