The Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma: Two Case Reports |
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| Authors: | Yohei Funauchi Toru Takase Tatsuya Miyoshi Naoya Miyashita Masatomo Kimura Gaku Nakazawa |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Division of Cardiology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan; 2.Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan; 3.Division of Pathology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) is considered a very rare tumor with a poor prognosis. We herein report two cases of PAS that were diagnosed by positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). In both cases, PET was an effective option for diagnosing tumors, and surgical resection was a valid treatment for these diseases. If a pulmonary artery tumor is suspected, PET/CT is useful for diagnosing PAS and very helpful for choosing the surgical treatment strategy. |
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| Keywords: | pulmonary artery sarcoma pulmonary hypertension positron emission tomography/computed tomography |
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