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Sarcoma of the pulmonary artery: report of two cases and a review of the literature.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1624548     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Primary tumours of the pulmonary arteries are rare neoplasms seldom diagnosed during the patient's life time. We report on two cases of pulmonary artery sarcomas diagnosed during life time of the respective patients in intra-operative frozen sections by histopathological examination. Case 1 was of a 55-year-old man with a fibrosarcoma originating from the main pulmonary trunk. Case 2 was of a 43-year-old woman with a malignant fibrous histiocytoma originating from the right pulmonary artery. In both patients a radical tumour resection under cardiopulmonary bypass was attempted. Both patients, however, had a local tumour recurrence and died 18 months (patient 1) and 6 months (patient 2) after surgery. A review of pulmonary artery sarcomas is given.
Authors:
U Ramp; C D Gerharz; S Iversen; F Schweden; H Steppling; H E Gabbert
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology     Volume:  118     ISSN:  0171-5216     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol.     Publication Date:  1992  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-08-13     Completed Date:  1992-08-13     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7902060     Medline TA:  J Cancer Res Clin Oncol     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  551-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery / pathology*,  surgery
Sarcoma / pathology*,  surgery
Vascular Diseases / pathology,  surgery

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