title: Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of spindle cell sarcoma of the pulmonary artery in a child.
abstract: In this report, we present a case of spindle cell sarcoma of the pulmonary artery diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography. To the best of our knowledge, this case is the youngest reported case of pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) to date. PAS is frequently confused for pulmonary embolism; in this case, echocardiographic findings allowed for differentiation between pulmonary embolism and solid tumor.
authors.affiliation: Jaipur Heart Institute, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.forename: Maximiliano German
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Amado Escañuela
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
keywords: echocardiography; pulmonary artery; spindle cell sarcoma; transthoracic echocardiography; tumor