Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma Treated Surgically

J. M. de Smet; P. Dieudonne; E. Contu; J. L. Le Clerc; Y. Goffin; C. de Boelpape

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1020386

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986; 34(2): 98-99
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1020386

Case Report

Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma Treated Surgically

J. M. de Smet¹ , P. Dieudonne² , E. Contu² , J. L. Le Clerc² , Y. Goffin³ , C. de Boelpape⁴

¹Department of Cardiac Surgery
²Department of Cardiology
³Department of Pathology
⁴Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

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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