Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary valve.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.01.053.
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Abstract
Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma is a rare tumor of the cardiovascular system. Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary valve itself has not been described. Embolization into pulmonary arteries originating from the pulmonary valve intimal sarcoma can mimic chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and mislead the diagnosis. We present and discuss a patient initially diagnosed as chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, treated by pulmonary endarterectomy. After 24 months, a tumor of the pulmonary valve was detected by echocardiography. The patient underwent removal and replacement of the pulmonary valve. Histology revealed pulmonary valve intimal sarcoma.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Neoplasms
- Pulmonary Valve
- Sarcoma
- Tunica Intima