Primary Pulmonary Artery Osteosarcoma Mimicking Acute Pulmonary Artery Embolism: A case report.
- Author:
Sang Hyun PARK
1
;
Jeong Hwan SON
;
Eung Joong KIM
;
Hyun Keun CHEE
;
Yoon Cheol SHIN
;
Byung Su YOO
;
Woo Jung PARK
;
Hye Rim PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University Medical College, Korea. kimej@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary embolism;
Vascular neoplasm;
Pulmonary arteries;
Osteosarcoma
- MeSH:
Chest Pain;
Dizziness;
Drug Therapy;
Dyspnea;
Echocardiography;
Embolism*;
Emergencies;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Female;
Heart Failure;
Humans;
Incidence;
Lung Neoplasms;
Middle Aged;
Osteosarcoma*;
Pulmonary Artery*;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Radiotherapy;
Sarcoma;
Vascular Neoplasms
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(11):929-932
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The estimated relative incidence of primary pulmonary sarcoma to lung cancer is 0.4%. Furthermore, osteogenic sarcoma of the pulmonary artery is extremely rare. We report a case of a 63-year-old woman who visited our emergency room with the chief complaints of chest pain, dyspnea and dizziness. On echocardiography, right heart failure due to acute pulmonary artery embolism was diagnosed and we performed emergency operation. After opening the main pulmonary artery trunk, we found a mass attached to the arterial wall and massive thrombi around the mass. The mass was diagnosed as primary pulmonary artery osteosarcoma through postoperative evaluation. The patient received chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The patient is alive without specific symptoms 16 months postoperatively.
