title: Pulmonary artery sarcoma: a rare disease.
abstract: Pulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS) are rare and probably incurable tumours. The clinical manifestations are non-specific and very similar to that of patients with thromboembolic disease, resulting in delay of the correct diagnosis and proper treatment. We report the case of a 66-year-old woman with PAS diagnosed by computed tomography guided biopsy. Chemotherapy treatment was initiated but the patient died 11 months after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Botucatu School of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Internal Medicine Departament, Distrito de Rubião Jr, s/n, Botucatu, 18600-000, Brazil.
authors.forename: Liana Sousa
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Suzana Erico
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Tanni
authors.forename: Sérgio Marrone
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Daniele Cristina
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Catâneo
authors.forename: Jacob Antônio Della
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Coletta
authors.forename: Irma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: de Godoy