A Case of Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Mimicking Pulmonary Embolism: Role of PET/CT for Differential Diagnosis / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 232-236, 2007.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-194826
ABSTRACT
Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor arising from the pulmonary artery. Diagnosis of primary pulmonary artery sarcoma is quite difficult and the conditon is often misdiagnosed as a more common disease, such as a pulmonary embolism. PET can help in diagnosing a pulmonary artery sarcoma due to the increased uptake of 18F-FDG in the area of the tumor. However, the poor anatomic resolution of PET has limited its clinical applications in pulmonary vascular disease. The recently developed PET/CT is the fusion of PET and CT that improves the anatomical resolution of PET. We report a case of a primary pulmonary artery sarcoma mimicking a pulmonary embolism that was diagnosed with PET/CT and confirmed with a surgical resection.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Sarcoma
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Vascular Diseases
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Embolism
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Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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