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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986; 34(2): 98-99
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1020386
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1020386
Case Report
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma Treated Surgically
Further Information
Publication History
1986
Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)
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Summary
To date, 12 cases of primary leiomyosarcomas of the pulmonary artery have been described in the literature. In only 3 instances was a surgical treatment attempted.
We describe a patient with pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma presenting in obstructive shock. Surgical excision under extracorporeal circulation allowed temporary relief, but the patient died in septic shock on the 10th postoperative day.
Relevant clinical and pathological data are briefly reviewed.
Key words
Heart - Neoplasms - Extra-corporeal circulation