Key result
Tumor resection and reconstruction of the pulmonary artery and aortic root allowed a 52-year-old woman with pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma to survive for 5 months after surgery.
Case Report (n=1)
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Extensive surgical reconstruction for pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma invading the aortic root can provide several months of survival and improved quality of life.
Aortic root infiltration should be considered in pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma; case extends recognized patterns of local invasion and palliative resection.
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Ueda et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma (n=1). Tumor resection and reconstruction of pulmonary artery and aortic root (Bentall procedure) was evaluated on Survival. Tumor resection and reconstruction of the pulmonary artery and aortic root allowed a 52-year-old woman with pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma to survive for 5 months after surgery.
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