Open AccessMisdiagnosis of primary intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery as chronic pulmonary embolism: A case report
Author(s) -
Ping Lü,
Bo Yin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i5.986
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary artery , pulmonary embolism , sarcoma , radiology , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary angiography , left pulmonary artery , surgery , pathology
Primary intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery is a rare malignant tumor originating from the pulmonary artery, which has a low incidence rate and is easily misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism. There is no standard protocol for the treatment of primary intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery.