Open AccessUndifferentiated intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery: A case report
Author(s) -
Xin Li,
Hong Liang,
Xiao-Yan Huo
Publication year - 2021
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.v9.i16.3960
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , chest pain , pulmonary artery , pulmonary embolism , thrombus , left pulmonary artery , ventricular outflow tract , lung , sarcoma , cardiology , pathology
Since 1923, only a few hundred cases of pulmonary arterial sarcoma (PAS) have been reported. It is easy for PAS to be misdiagnosed as pulmonary thromboembolism, which makes treatment difficult. The median survival time without surgical treatment for PAS is only 1.5-3 mo. Echocardiography is widely used in screening for pulmonary artery space-occupying lesions in patients with chest pain, dyspnea, and cough; furthermore, it is typically considered the first imaging examination for patients with PAS.