Open AccessPulmonary artery sarcoma: a rare thoracic tumor frequently misdiagnosed at presentation
Author(s) -
Evison Matthew,
Crosbie Philip,
Chaturvedi Anshuman,
Shah Rajesh,
Booton Richard
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12213
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , presentation (obstetrics) , differential diagnosis , sarcoma , pulmonary artery , radiological weapon , treatment modality , lung cancer , surgery , pathology
This case illustrates a rare but important differential diagnosis of pulmonary emboli in the field of thoracic oncology, that of pulmonary artery sarcoma. It describes particular clinical features that may raise suspicion of this tumor in cases of suspected pulmonary emboli, and highlights novel radiological modalities and tissue sampling techniques in such cases. Surgical resection, as part of multi‐modality therapy, is the cornerstone of treatment that has seen survival dramatically improve in recent years for patients with this rare cancer.