Key result
Radiotherapy yields 27-month survival as effective palliation in a primary pulmonary artery sarcoma case.
Population
1 46-year-old man with primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
27 months
Authors
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Suggests radiotherapy may palliate pulmonary artery sarcoma; leaves open confirmation in larger series.
Case Report (n=1)
Early recognition and radiotherapy may provide effective palliation and prolonged survival in patients with rare pulmonary artery sarcomas.
Fer et al. (1981) conducted a case report in Primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery (n=1). Radiotherapy was evaluated on Survival. Radiotherapy provided effective palliation for a 46-year-old man with primary pulmonary artery sarcoma, leading to a 27-month survival before death from sudden massive hemoptysis.
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