Thrombus or tumor? A case report of a rare sarcoma entity: intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary arteries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tumor embolism is a very rare primary manifestation of cancers and the diagnosis is challenging, especially if located in the pulmonary arteries, where it can mimic nonmalignant pulmonary embolism. Intimal sarcoma is one of the least commonly reported primary tumors of vessels with only a few cases reported worldwide. A typical location of this malignancy is the pulmonary artery. Herein, we present a case report of an intimal sarcoma with primary manifestation in the pulmonary arteries. A 53-year-old male initially presented with dyspnea. On imaging, a pulmonary artery embolism was detected and was followed by thrombectomy of the right ventricular outflow tract, main pulmonary artery trunk, and right pulmonary artery after ineffective lysis therapy. Complementary imaging

SUBMITTER: Dorr A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11043182 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature