Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Detected with a Pulmonary Infarction

Primary malignant tumors of the pulmonary arteries occur infrequently. The clinical presentation and diagnostic imaging features of the tumor are usually nonspecific and correct diagnosis is often delayed. In this report, we present a case of pulmonary artery sarcoma. MRI and PET-CT were found to be...

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Published in:	Internal Medicine Vol. 46; no. 9; pp. 601 - 604
Main Authors:	Ishiguro, Takashi, Kasahara, Kazuo, Matsumoto, Isao, Waseda, Ryuichi, Minato, Hiroshi, Kimura, Hideharu, Katayama, Nobuyuki, Yasui, Masahide, Ohta, Yasuhiko, Fujimura, Masaki
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 01-01-2007
Subjects:	Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged MRI PET-CT Positron-Emission Tomography Pulmonary Artery pulmonary artery sarcoma Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Radiography, Thoracic Sarcoma - complications Sarcoma - diagnosis Sarcoma - pathology Thromboembolism - diagnosis Tomography, Spiral Computed Vascular Neoplasms - complications Vascular Neoplasms - diagnosis Vascular Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:	Primary malignant tumors of the pulmonary arteries occur infrequently. The clinical presentation and diagnostic imaging features of the tumor are usually nonspecific and correct diagnosis is often delayed. In this report, we present a case of pulmonary artery sarcoma. MRI and PET-CT were found to be useful for differentiating the tumor from a thromboembolism.
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ISSN:	0918-2918 1349-7235
DOI:	10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6292