Key result
Undiagnosed pulmonary artery sarcoma in pregnancy leads to rapid maternal and fetal death.
Case Report (n=1)
The physiologic and hemodynamic changes of pregnancy may unmask extremely rare pulmonary artery sarcomas, which can present with acute hemoptysis and dyspnea and lead to rapid, fatal clinical deterioration.
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Rare sarcoma mimicking PE in pregnancy warrants diagnostic vigilance; leaves open optimal early detection strategies.
Salamat et al. (1995) conducted a case report in Pulmonary artery sarcoma (n=1). Pregnancy was evaluated on Clinical outcome. A 23-year-old pregnant woman with an undiagnosed pulmonary artery sarcoma experienced rapid clinical deterioration leading to maternal and fetal death.
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