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A Porcine Model of Acute Autologous Pulmonary Embolism
Published on: September 6, 2024
Spindly reason for a pulmonary embolism
Alec Goldberg1, Jason N Chen2, John Breaux3
1Internal Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA alechgoldberg@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Pulmonary artery intimal sarcomas (PAISs) are rare, malignant tumours that arise from the intimal or intramural wall of the pulmonary artery and are often mistaken for pulmonary emboli. Diagnosis and treatment of this condition are difficult due to the lack of formal guidelines. Initiating treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis is essential for maximising survival. Here, we present the case of a patient with a PAIS that initially presented similar to pulmonary thromboembolic disease and was treated with a multimodal approach.
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