| Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma. | |
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PMID: 18467425 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma is an uncommon tumor. We report a case of a 73-year-old male patient with a two-week history of palpitations and shortness of breath, aggravated for two days and was believed to be pulmonary hypertension. Emergency heart ultrasound after admission presented a massive pulmonary embolism in the pulmonary artery. The patient's condition was successfully managed with urgent pulmonary artery embolectomy. The patient demonstrated improvement in hemodynamics after the operation. Histologic and immunohistochemical assays were performed and a diagnosis was made as primary pulmonary artery sarcoma arising from the left pulmonary artery. Resection of the tumor is recommended for the treatment of this rare malignant tumor. The corresponding chemotherapy, follow-up and prognosis are described as well in this case report. |
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Authors:
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Tao Jin; Chong Zhang; Zhiying Feng; Yiming Ni |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2008-05-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Volume: 7 ISSN: 1569-9285 ISO Abbreviation: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-07-30 Completed Date: 2008-10-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101158399 Medline TA: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 722-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, 310003, Hangzhou, PR China. |
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Aged Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Diagnostic Errors* Embolectomy Fatal Outcome Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis* Immunohistochemistry Male Pulmonary Artery / pathology*, surgery Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis* Sarcoma / drug therapy, pathology*, surgery Vascular Neoplasms / drug therapy, pathology*, surgery |
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