title: Primary pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma.
abstract: Primary pulmonary artery sarcomas are uncommon neoplasms with up to 20% of cases being leiomyosarcomas. In many instances, the diagnosis is difficult and delayed. We report the case of a 75-year-old male who presented with symptoms suggestive of recurrent pulmonary thromboemboli, in which a primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery was successfully removed surgically. Three years after surgery, the patient is well and with no evidence of recurrence or metastatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
authors.forename: Anca G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Croitoru
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Jan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Galla
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Fallon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery