Key result
New case report and review identify 12 total primary pulmonary artery or valve sarcomas.
Population
Patients with primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery or valve (11 previously recorded cases and 1 new case)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Heightens awareness of this rare entity in the pulmonary hypertension differential; extends sparse literature but leaves management questions open.
Case Report (n=12)
Primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery or valve is extremely rare, with only 12 cases identified in this review including one new case.
Ali et al. (1964) conducted a case report in Primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery or valve (n=12). Primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery or valve was evaluated. A review of the literature identified 11 previously reported cases of primary sarcoma in the pulmonary artery or valve, to which the authors add one new case.
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