Case Report: Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Pulmonary Artery

Authors

  • Christopher M. Myczkowski Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Surgery, Pathology Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
  • Jeffery Goldstein Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Surgery, Pathology Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
  • Peter Bream Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Surgery, Pathology Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
  • Murray Mazer Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Surgery, Pathology Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
  • Eric Grogan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Surgery, Pathology Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
  • Kim L. Sandler Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Surgery, Pathology Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12970/2311-052X.2017.05.01

Keywords:

Panendoscopy, Anesthesia, Virtual reality, Pain distraction, Gastrointestinal endoscopy, Surgery.

Abstract

Primary pulmonary artery sarcomas are rare. Moreover, they are notorious for masquerading as a chronic pulmonary embolus. There is much symptom overlap that leads to this relatively common misdiagnosis. We present such a case. Keywords: Sarcoma, pulmonary artery, neoplasm, spindle cell.

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Published

2017-01-09

Issue

Vol. 5 (2017)

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