Primary pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma.
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.
Croitoru
Anca G
AG
Pathology Department, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Klein
Michael J
MJ
Galla
Jan D
JD
Fallon
John T
JT
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