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20380673

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
We present a case of primary angiosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk that was initially misdiagnosed as a subacute massive pulmonary thromboembolism in a 26-year-old woman. This is an extremely rare disease that is usually indistinguishable from acute or chronic thromboembolic disease of the pulmonary arteries because the clinical and radiologic findings of pulmonary artery angiosarcoma are similar to those of pulmonary thromboembolism. Although the incidence of pulmonary artery angiosarcoma is very low, our case demonstrates that this disease entity should be included in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism, especially in patients who do not respond to anticoagulant therapy or present with no identifiable source of thromboembolic events.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1540-8175
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E23-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Primary angiosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk mimicking pulmonary thromboembolism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, South Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports