Primary pulmonary angiosarcoma is a rare type of malignant vascular tumour with poor prognosis. Diagnosis is often late due to non-specific symptoms and low clinical suspicion for angiosarcoma. A 72-year-old man presented to hospital with a 6-month history of mild progressive dyspnoea, with associated cough, episodes of presyncope and weight loss. CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) was reported as a large saddle pulmonary embolism extending into both the right and left pulmonary arteries. Further Multidisciplinary team meeting (MDM) discussion, and review of CTPA and subsequent investigations revealed a large primary pulmonary artery sarcoma which was later confirmed histology. The patient was referred to the cardiothoracic surgeons and underwent left radical pneumonectomy.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8578948 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-244578 | DOI Listing |
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