title: Acute Pulmonary Artery Obstruction as the Primary Manifestation of a Rapidly Growing Intimal Sarcoma in a 54-Year-Old Patient.
abstract: Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm that is often misdiagnosed and most often only recognized postmortem during the autopsy. We present the case of a male patient with a rapidly progressive pulmonary tumor who underwent urgent pneumonectomy for increasing symptoms of chest pain and septic clinical picture. Histological analysis revealed the diagnosis of a pulmonary artery sarcoma. Despite an R1-resection and adjuvant chemotherapy, the patient is in good clinical health and free of tumor relapse 1 year after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Sumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westhofen
authors.affiliation: Department for Thoracic Surgery, Lung Clinic Grosshansdorf, Großhansdorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kugler
authors.affiliation: Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reichenspurner
authors.affiliation: Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deuse
keywords: bronchial disease; chest wall; diagnosis; histology; lung cancer; lung cancer treatment; thoracic surgery