Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Diagnosed Using an Endovascular Catheter Forceps Biopsy.

Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Diagnosed Using an Endovascular Catheter Forceps Biopsy. Intern Med. 2020 Jun 02;: Authors: Sakai R, Ozaki K, Yamaguchi Y, Kubota N, Takano T, Okubo T, Kimura S, Hoyano M, Yanagawa T, Kashimura T, Minamino T Abstract We herein report a case of pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) in a 64-year-old woman. She was admitted to our hospital because of massive genital bleeding from endometrial cancer. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a left pulmonary artery mass and deep vein thrombosis. She underwent anticoagulant therapy for one year. However, the mass lesion gradually expanded. 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT showed a positive uptake of FDG by the mass. An endovascular catheter biopsy was performed for the differentiation of endometrial cancer metastasis or primary sarcoma. The biopsy specimen tissue comprised spindle-shaped cells. Thus, the patient was diagnosed with PAS. PMID: 32493854 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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