Pulmonary artery sarcoma diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration

Masato Shingyoji; Dai Ikebe; Meiji Itakura; Takahiro Nakajima; Makiko Itami; Hideki Kimura; Toshihiko Iizasa

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.080

Pulmonary artery sarcoma diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Aug;96(2):e33-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.080.

Authors

Masato Shingyoji¹, Dai Ikebe, Meiji Itakura, Takahiro Nakajima, Makiko Itami, Hideki Kimura, Toshihiko Iizasa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Disease, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 23910141
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.080

Abstract

Pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) is a rare tumor that is often detected at an advanced stage, when disease is so widespread that a radical surgical procedure is no longer indicated. Therefore, less invasive biopsy techniques are required to establish a definitive preoperative diagnosis. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is useful for producing real-time images of both lymph nodes and the interior of pulmonary arteries adjacent to the bronchi. We report a case with masslike lesions in the pulmonary artery that were observed by EBUS and from which tissue was obtained by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) to establish a diagnosis of PAS.

Keywords: 11.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration* / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery*
Sarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
Sarcoma / pathology*
Vascular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Vascular Neoplasms / pathology*