Unusual cause of filling defect in pulmonary artery: pulmonary artery sarcoma

The Pan African Medical Journal

Aysenaz Taskin¹  Cisel Yazgan²  Hakan Ertürk³ 

[1] Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara, Turkey ;Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey;Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey;

关键词: pulmonary artery;    intimal sarcoma;    pulmonary thromboembolism;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2020.35.41.19563

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Pulmonary artery (PA) sarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor of pulmonary artery. It is often misdiagnosed as pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) because of its clinical and imaging features which are quite similar to PTE. Multimodality diagnostic imaging and recognition of specific imaging characteristics with appropriate clinical suspicion are required to make correct diagnosis. In this report, we present a case of PA sarcoma with imaging and clinical features as well as emphasize significance of using multimodality imaging.

【 授权许可】

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