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A 66-year-old woman with pulmonary artery sarcoma died 11 months after diagnosis despite initiation of chemotherapy treatment.
Case Report (n=1)
Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare, often fatal condition with non-specific symptoms mimicking thromboembolic disease, which can delay diagnosis and treatment.
Pulmonary artery sarcoma portends poor survival despite chemotherapy; leaves open need for earlier detection and better therapies.
Pulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS) are rare and probably incurable tumours. The clinical manifestations are non-specific and very similar to that of patients with thromboembolic disease, resulting in delay of the correct diagnosis and proper treatment. We report the case of a 66-year-old woman with PAS diagnosed by computed tomography guided biopsy. Chemotherapy treatment was initiated but the patient died 11 months after diagnosis.
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Coelho et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Pulmonary artery sarcoma (n=1). Chemotherapy was evaluated on Death. A 66-year-old woman with pulmonary artery sarcoma died 11 months after diagnosis despite initiation of chemotherapy treatment.
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