title: Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery--diagnostic challenge.
abstract: Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma is a rare tumour and the diagnosis is often delayed. We report the case of a woman with a primary pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma who presented with massive pulmonary embolism. The definitive diagnosis was elucidated after the patient's death by autopsy specimen. We discuss the diagnosis and lessons learned from this case.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. wakakofujita@hotmail.com
authors: Wakako
authors: W
authors: Fukuda
authors: Satoko
authors: S
authors: Morohashi
authors: Ikuo
authors: I
authors: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*