PULMONARY-ARTERY SARCOMA MIMICKING PULMONARY-EMBOLISM - SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL INTERVENTION

Because of its rarity and the similarity of its presentation to that o f pulmonary thromboembolic disease, the diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma is often not considered early in patients presenting with recu rrent or chronic pulmonary emboli. We present a case of pulmonary arte ry sarcoma that was treated as pulmonary embolism for 3 years before s urgical resection was carried out. Two years after the resection the p atient is well with no clinical or radiologic evidence of recurrent or metastatic disease.