Ishiguro Takashi, Kasahara Kazuo, Matsumoto Isao, Waseda Ryuichi, Minato Hiroshi, Kimura Hideharu, Katayama Nobuyuki, Yasui Masahide, Ohta Yasuhiko, Fujimura Masaki
Respiratory Medicine, Cellular Transplantation Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Intern Med. 2007;46(9):601-4. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6292. Epub 2007 May 1.
Primary malignant tumors of the pulmonary arteries occur infrequently. The clinical presentation and diagnostic imaging features of the tumor are usually nonspecific and correct diagnosis is often delayed. In this report, we present a case of pulmonary artery sarcoma. MRI and PET-CT were found to be useful for differentiating the tumor from a thromboembolism.
肺动脉原发性恶性肿瘤很少见。该肿瘤的临床表现和诊断性影像学特征通常不具有特异性,正确诊断往往会延迟。在本报告中,我们介绍了一例肺动脉肉瘤病例。发现MRI和PET-CT有助于将该肿瘤与血栓栓塞相鉴别。