Title of article
Unresolved pulmonary embolism leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma
Author/Authors
Gutiérrez، نويسنده , , Alejandra and Sauler، نويسنده , , Maor and Mitchell، نويسنده , , James M. and Siegel، نويسنده , , Mark D. and Trow، نويسنده , , Terence K. and Bacchetta، نويسنده , , Matthew and Fares، نويسنده , , Wassim H.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2014
Pages
3
From page
574
To page
576
Abstract
Pulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS) are rare tumors with a poor prognosis. They are often misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism (PE) leading to futile anticoagulation treatment and delay in proper diagnosis. We present a case of a patient who was initially misdi
Keywords
Sarcoma , Pulmonary hypertension , Neoplasm , diagnosis , differential , pulmonary embolism , Radiography
Journal title
Heart and Lung
Serial Year
2014
Journal title
Heart and Lung
Record number
1860623
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