Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 2089 - 2091
• Main Authors: Dumont, Pascal, Diot, Patrice, Aupart, Michel R, Toumieux, Bernard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.1998; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Leiomyosarcoma - diagnosis; Leiomyosarcoma - surgery; Leiomyosarcoma - therapy; Medical sciences; Pneumology; Pneumonectomy; Pulmonary Artery; Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases; Vascular Neoplasms - diagnosis; Vascular Neoplasms - surgery; Vascular Neoplasms - therapy; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Case study; Human; Respiratory disease; Leiomyosarcoma; Cardiovascular disease; Pulmonary vascular disease; Smooth muscle; Malignant tumor; Pulmonary artery

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery is an extremely rare tumor that is frequently misdiagnosed as chronic pulmonary embolism. In the present case, early diagnosis and location in the left pulmonary artery permitted resection by pneumonectomy with total cardiopulmonary bypass.