[Pulmonary artery primary sarcoma: diagnosis with transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram]

J Pereira; J M Oliver; P Durán; J M Mesa; J A Sobrino

doi:10.1016/s0300-8932(00)75074-3

[Pulmonary artery primary sarcoma: diagnosis with transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2000 Jan;53(1):142-4. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(00)75074-3.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

J Pereira¹, J M Oliver, P Durán, J M Mesa, J A Sobrino

Affiliation

¹ Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Cardiología, Hospital La Paz, Madrid. [email protected]

PMID: 10701334
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(00)75074-3

Abstract

Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare malignant disease and diagnosis before surgery or autopsy is difficult. We present a case of a pulmonary artery sarcoma diagnosed with transtoracic and transesophagic echocardiogram which was treated surgically.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Sarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
Sarcoma / surgery
Vascular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Vascular Neoplasms / surgery