title: [Primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery. Case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sarcoma of the common pulmonary artery is a rare malignant tumor that can mimic pulmonary embolism.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of a pulmonary artery sarcoma that occurred in a 60-year-old woman and had an unusual (4-year duration) evolution.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early diagnosis with adequate surgical procedures (complete resection) leads to better prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne-angiologie, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durieu
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cordier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Champsaur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loire
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vital Durand
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*