title: A benign pulmonary artery mass.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Shi-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Amihay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shinfeld
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raanani
mesh_terms: 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