Pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma expressing Epstein-Barr virus in an immunocompetent individual.
Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery is extremely uncommon and its cause remains unclear. We document a case of pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma expressing Epstein-Barr virus DNA sequences in an immunocompetent patient 4 years after symptomatic Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Yokoi
Sana
S
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Iizasa
Toshihiko
T
Hiroshima
Kenzo
K
Saitoh
Yukio
Y
Fujisawa
Takehiko
T
D000328:Adult; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*
D004279:DNA, Viral