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Palliative surgical resection of a primary pulmonary artery sarcoma resulted in complete symptom relief and no evidence of tumor recurrence at 6 months follow-up.
Case Report (n=1)
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Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare tumor that can mimic other cardiorespiratory diseases, requiring a high index of suspicion for early diagnosis and surgical management.
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May support palliative resection for symptom relief in pulmonary artery sarcoma; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in larger cohorts.
Dimitrakakis et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Pulmonary artery sarcoma (n=1). Surgical resection (endarterectomy) was evaluated on Symptom relief and tumor recurrence. Palliative surgical resection of a primary pulmonary artery sarcoma resulted in complete symptom relief and no evidence of tumor recurrence at 6 months follow-up.
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