Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery presenting as pulmonary embolism

Abstract

Pulmonary artery sarcomas are extremely rare; due to their insidious growth, diagnosis occurs late and prognosis is poor. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman with a history of dyspnea, chest pain and syncope. An obstructing mass on the right ventricle, main pulmonary artery and right branch were interpreted as a possible pulmonary embolism.

Keywords

• Diagnosis
• Differential
• Pulmonary Artery
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Sarcoma