Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery with retrograde extension into the pulmonic valve and right ventricle.
Ozbek C, Emrecan B, Calli AO, Gurbuz A.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 35820 Izmir, Turkey.
We describe the case of a 42-year-old man who presented with dyspnea on exertion and a history of anticoagulation therapy for what was thought to be pulmonary arterial thromboembolism. He underwent surgery for obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract. This is a very rare case of an intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery, which we confirmed by pathologic studies.
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