Key result
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated value for the accurate diagnosis of a rare case of pulmonary artery sarcoma, a condition easily misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism.
Case Report (n=1)
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is valuable for the accurate diagnosis of rare primary pulmonary vasculature tumors, which are easily misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism.
May aid differentiation of pulmonary artery sarcoma from embolism in select cases; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Primary pulmonary vasculature tumors are exceptionally rare, with only a few reported cases. Signs and symptoms of such neoplasms vary but include dyspnea, cough, and chest pain. This condition is associated with a high mortality rate and is easily misdiagnosed as a pulmonary artery embolism. We pre-sent a case of pulmonary artery sarcoma that demonstrates the value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for accurate diagnosis.
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Teleb et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Pulmonary artery sarcoma (n=1). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was evaluated on Accurate diagnosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated value for the accurate diagnosis of a rare case of pulmonary artery sarcoma, a condition easily misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism.
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