Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Masquerading as Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Coskun U., Sinan U. Y., Calpar I., YILDIZELİ B., Yanartas M., FİLİNTE D., ...More

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, vol.41, no.5, pp.518-522, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.14503/thij-13-3598
  • Journal Name: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.518-522
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We describe the case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with pulmonary artery sarcoma, a very rare tumor of the cardiovascular system. Her tumor was initially misdiagnosed as chronic pulmonary thromboembolism, and she underwent pulmonary endarterectomy.