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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Case report

Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma: poor 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission computed tomography

Authors: Dong-Hyup Lee, Tae-Eun Jung, Jang-Hoon Lee, Dong-Gu Shin, Won-Jong Park, Jun-Hyuk Choi

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery is a rare malignant tumor that may be misdiagnosed as chronic pulmonary thromboembolism, even if various imaging techniques are used. We report a case of a 58-year-old man with pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma.18F-fleuorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake was poor in the mass of the pulmonary artery, and no other hypermetabolic lesions were noted elsewhere. Our presumptive diagnosis was a massive mural thrombus and a concomitant chronic thromboembolism. Intravenous heparin and recombinant human tissue-type plasminogen activator was subsequently administered. However, the patient needed an emergency operation for sudden aggravation of the vital signs, and the tissue diagnosis was intimal sarcoma with poor clinical outcomes.
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Metadata
Title
Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma: poor 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission computed tomography
Authors
Dong-Hyup Lee
Tae-Eun Jung
Jang-Hoon Lee
Dong-Gu Shin
Won-Jong Park
Jun-Hyuk Choi
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-40

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