title: Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma: A Rare Entity.
abstract: Pulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS) are extremely rare sarcomas of uncertain histogenesis that often mimic pulmonary thromboemboli. This is a report of a 60-year-old female patient who presented with recurrent chest pain and cough. The patient was first diagnosed with pulmonary embolism but she did not improve on anticoagulant therapy. Follow-up imaging studies revealed a mass in the left hilar region extending into the pulmonary trunk and branches of the left pulmonary artery. The tru-cut biopsy revealed an undifferentiated sarcoma. The patient died 10 months after her initial presentation.
authors.affiliation: The University of Jordan, Department of Pathology.
authors.forename: Maha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shomaf
authors.affiliation: The University of Jordan, Department of Internal Medicine.
authors.forename: Nathir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Obeidat
authors.affiliation: Jordan University Hospital, The Department of Pathology.
authors.forename: Fatin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Fares
authors.affiliation: Jordan University Hospital, The Department of Pathology.
authors.forename: Saleh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Najjar
keywords: pulmonary; sarcoma; thromboembolism