Key result
Rare pulmonary sarcoma perfectly mimics chronic PE and prompts surgical intervention.
Why the study?
Sarcomas originating in the pulmonary vasculature are rare and have not been correctly diagnosed ante mortem or prior to thoracotomy.
Population
A 53-year-old white woman with a one-year history of exertional dyspnea and 15-year productive cough
Design
Case report
Authors
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Rare sarcomas may mimic chronic PE; case report leaves open optimal preoperative differentiation.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma that perfectly mimicked a chronic pulmonary embolus.
Harold M. Friedman (1968) conducted a case report in Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery (n=1). Surgery was evaluated. A rare sarcoma of the pulmonary vasculature in a 53-year-old woman perfectly mimicked a chronic pulmonary embolus, leading to surgical intervention.