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- Title
Recurrent Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma.
- Authors
Komanapalli, Christopher; Alsoufi, Bahaaldin; Shen, Irving; Slater, Matthew
- Abstract
Pulmonary artery sarcomas are a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Most patients are initially thought to have pulmonary emboli, and during embolectomy, a sarcoma is found. Given the significant morbidity and mortality of cardiac sarcomas, an aggressive strategy for resection is indicated, as this leads to benefits in disease-free and overall survival. Imaging tests and clinical signs and symptoms may assist in accurate preoperative determination of pulmonary artery sarcoma. We present an interesting case of a patient with pulmonary artery sarcoma who underwent successful re-resection, along with a brief discussion regarding preoperative imaging and the surgical resection of these tumors.
- Subjects
PULMONARY artery; PULMONARY embolism; HEART diseases; SURGICAL excision; TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR diseases; CANCER
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2006, Vol 21, Issue 6, p587
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00309.x