Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma mimicking pulmonary thromboembolism |
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| Authors: | D J Cook P H Tanser J Dobranowski R J Tuttle |
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| Institution: | Department of Medicine, St Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario. |
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| Abstract: | A 69-year-old woman presenting with dyspnea had a pericardial window created for fibrinous pericarditis. The patient subsequently developed pulmonary hypertension and a ventilation perfusion scan was compatible with pulmonary thromboembolism. A primary tumour of the pulmonary artery was suggested by angiography, computerized axial tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Pathology confirmed a spindle cell pulmonary artery sarcoma. |
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