A benign pulmonary artery mass.
We present a case of a benign pulmonary artery mass leading to pulmonary artery stenosis. A 39-year-old male patient had a dyspnea on exertion and chest discomfort four months before admission. Computerized tomographic scan revealed a mass extending 2.1 cm in the right pulmonary artery resulting in pulmonary artery stenosis. He underwent a mass resection and pulmonary artery reconstruction under cardiopulmonary bypass. His symptoms improved postoperatively. Histology revealed it was a reactive lymph node. It is recommended that surgical resection should be the only alternative for complete relief of the symptoms in such patients.
Yuan
Shi-Min
SM
Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Shinfeld
Amihay
A
Raanani
Ehud
E
D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002637:Chest Pain; D004417:Dyspnea; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery