Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery with retrograde extension into the pulmonic valve and right ventricle.
We describe the case of a 42-year-old man who presented with dyspnea on exertion and a history of anticoagulation therapy for what was thought to be pulmonary arterial thromboembolism. He underwent surgery for obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract. This is a very rare case of an intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery, which we confirmed by pathologic studies.
Ozbek
Cengiz
C
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35820 Izmir, Turkey.
Emrecan
Bilgin
B
Calli
Aylin Orgen
AO
Gurbuz
Ali
A
D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004452:Echocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000473:pathology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery