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MRI and PET-CT successfully differentiated primary pulmonary artery sarcoma from thromboembolism, enabling complete surgical resection with no recurrence at 8 months.
Case Report (n=1)
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MRI and PET-CT can be useful diagnostic tools for differentiating rare pulmonary artery sarcomas from pulmonary thromboembolisms.
May aid differentiation of rare pulmonary artery masses; leaves open need for prospective validation before routine use.
Primary malignant tumors of the pulmonary arteries occur infrequently. The clinical presentation and diagnostic imaging features of the tumor are usually nonspecific and correct diagnosis is often delayed. In this report, we present a case of pulmonary artery sarcoma. MRI and PET-CT were found to be useful for differentiating the tumor from a thromboembolism.
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Ishiguro et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma (n=1). Surgical resection and diagnostic imaging (MRI, PET-CT) was evaluated on Diagnosis and tumor recurrence. MRI and PET-CT successfully differentiated primary pulmonary artery sarcoma from thromboembolism, enabling complete surgical resection with no recurrence at 8 months.
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