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Vascular Leiomyoma of the Pulmonary Artery
Laura V Klotz1, Alicia Morresi-Hauf2, Rudolf A Hatz1
1Center for Thoracic Surgery Munich, Asklepios Medical Center Munich-Gauting and University Medical Center, Clinic of General, Visceral, Transplantation, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Abstract:
Leiomyoma of the pulmonary artery represents a curiosity in the literature. We describe a case of a 54-year-old female patient who presented with recurrent cough of a few weeks' duration. Computed tomography of the thorax located a smooth, limited tumor in the left thorax near the interlobar space. Thoracoscopic exploration showed a tumor mass, fused with the pulmonary artery. After anterolateral thoracotomy, a complete resection of the tumor was performed. The histopathologic examination showed the presence of a vascular leiomyoma of the tunica media of the pulmonary artery.
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