title: Pulmonary artery sarcoma: a rare thoracic tumor frequently misdiagnosed at presentation.
abstract: This case illustrates a rare but important differential diagnosis of pulmonary emboli in the field of thoracic oncology, that of pulmonary artery sarcoma. It describes particular clinical features that may raise suspicion of this tumor in cases of suspected pulmonary emboli, and highlights novel radiological modalities and tissue sampling techniques in such cases. Surgical resection, as part of multi-modality therapy, is the cornerstone of treatment that has seen survival dramatically improve in recent years for patients with this rare cancer.
authors.affiliation: North West Lung Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, UK ; The Institute of Inflammation and Repair, The University of Manchester Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evison
authors.affiliation: North West Lung Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, UK ; The Institute of Inflammation and Repair, The University of Manchester Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crosbie
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, University Hospital South Manchester Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Anshuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital South Manchester Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: North West Lung Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, UK ; The Institute of Inflammation and Repair, The University of Manchester Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Booton
keywords: Intimal sarcoma; PET-CT; pulmonary artery sarcoma; pulmonary emboli