Open AccessMalignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Pulmonary Artery
Author(s) -
H. Van Damme,
W. Vaneerdeweg,
E Schoofs
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-198702000-00017
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary artery , pulmonary embolism , sarcoma , radiology , artery , surgery , pathology
A patient is reported whose symptoms and clinical features were interpreted as pulmonary embolism. However, the ultimate diagnosis was malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the pulmonary artery, which was made evident at operation. Although extremely rare in the early medical literature, primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery has been reported more frequently during the last decade. This patient may provide further insight into the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic features of primary sarcomas of the pulmonary artery.