Dimitrakakis Georgios, Zilidis Georgios, Buchalter Maurice, Von Oppell Ulrich
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Heart Surg Forum. 2006;9(6):E897-9. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20061112.
Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a known but rare tumor with poor prognosis. It is a challenging diagnostic dilemma, as the main complaint of these patients is progressive dyspnea. Dyspnea is a common symptom in cardiorespiratory disease and therefore a high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis early and proceed with surgery and radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. We report a case of primary pulmonary artery sarcoma that presented initially with weight loss, shortness of breath, palpitations, and dysphagia.
肺动脉肉瘤是一种已知但罕见的肿瘤，预后较差。它是一个具有挑战性的诊断难题，因为这些患者的主要症状是进行性呼吸困难。呼吸困难是心肺疾病的常见症状，因此需要高度怀疑才能早期诊断并进行手术、放疗和/或化疗。我们报告一例原发性肺动脉肉瘤病例，该病例最初表现为体重减轻、呼吸急促、心悸和吞咽困难。
