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Ryoju Sato1, Tomoki Teramoto1, Masamitsu Hamakawa1
1Kurashiki Central Hospital, Respiratory Medicine Kurashiki Japan.
Abstract:
Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare disease that has been frequently misdiagnosed. A 77-year-old woman presented with palpitations and was found to have pulmonary hypertension. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a characteristic contrast defect occupying the entire lumen of the main pulmonary artery, leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma.
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