Key result
Surgical management was undertaken for a 60-year-old male with a rare primary pulmonary artery sarcoma, a condition often misdiagnosed due to its similitude to pulmonary embolism.
Why the study?
Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare tumor often misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism, and clear management guidelines are lacking due to its low incidence.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the surgical management of a rare primary pulmonary artery sarcoma, a condition often misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism.
Surgical resection may be feasible in PA sarcoma; leaves open evidence-based guidelines given extreme rarity.
Pulmonary artery (PA) sarcoma is a rare tumor with an overall poor prognosis. It can often be misdiagnosed due to its nonspecific presentation and its similitude to pulmonary embolism on imaging. We, herein, describe the case of a 60-year-old male with a primary PA sarcoma for which a surgical approach was undertaken. Due to the low incidence of PA and therefore the absence of clear guidelines on the management of this disease, we also present a succinct literature review on the subject.
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Calin et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma (n=1). Surgical management was evaluated. Surgical management was undertaken for a 60-year-old male with a rare primary pulmonary artery sarcoma, a condition often misdiagnosed due to its similitude to pulmonary embolism.
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