title: Pulmonary artery sarcoma mimicking massive pulmonary embolus: a case report.
abstract: Intimal sarcomas of the pulmonary artery are rare tumors that are often difficult to distinguish from pulmonary thromboembolic disease, complicating accurate diagnosis and timely therapy. We report the case of a gentleman with a primary pulmonary artery sarcoma who presented with a massive pulmonary embolism and complete right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. The patient's condition was successfully managed with urgent pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy, pulmonary valve replacement, and tricuspid valve annuloplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, USA. Balsoufi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bahaaldin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alsoufi
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: Pamela P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karamlou
authors.forename: Atiya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.forename: Pasala
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ravichandran
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery