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Coexistence of Primary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Right Ventricle and Absence of Right Pulmonary Artery
Author(s) -
Hu Guobing,
Song Fang,
Zhu Xiangming,
Yang Baiyu,
Liu Yinhua,
Liu Ying
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13011
Subject(s) - sarcomatoid carcinoma , medicine , ventricular outflow tract , ventricle , pulmonary artery , radiology , histopathology , right pulmonary artery , carcinoma , cardiology , pathology
We describe the imaging features of a 48‐year‐old woman with primary sarcomatoid carcinoma originating from right ventricular outflow tract ( RVOT ) and isolated absence of right pulmonary artery ( RPA ). Computed tomography pulmonary angiography ( CTPA ) demonstrated the absence of RPA . Both transthoracic echocardiography ( TTE ) and CTPA revealed multiple masses filling and obstructing the RVOT . A palliative operation was performed on the patient, and the postoperative histopathology and immunohistochemical examination confirmed primary sarcomatoid carcinoma originating from the RVOT . The operation also confirmed the absence of RPA .