RIGHT PULMONARY ARTERY SARCOMA

Authors: Govender D.1; Pillay S. V.1

Source: Pathology, Volume 33, Number 2, 1 May 2001 , pp. 243-245(3)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

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Abstract:

A 57-year-old man presented with cough, chest pain and dyspnea. Peripheral lung opacities detected radiologically on admission were surgically resected and histologically confirmed as pulmonary infarcts. Subsequent radiological examinations revealed a stricture of the right pulmonary artery with evidence of pulmonary hypertension. The patient was commenced on anticoagulant therapy, which resulted in some clinical improvement. A hilar mass detected later was resected together with the right lung. Pathological examination of the hilar mass revealed a tumour within the lumen of the pulmonary artery causing almost total occlusion of the artery. Histology showed angiosarcomatous and osteosarcomatous areas. The patient is well and disease-free 9 months following resection.

Keywords: ANGIOSARCOMA; INTIMAL; SARCOMA; OSTEOSARCOMA; PULMONARY; ARTERY

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Pathology, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa

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