Death Due to a Leiomyosarcoma of the Pulmonary Artery
作者:
Marchetti Daniela,
La Monaca Giuseppe,
Ranalletta Dalila,
期刊:
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
(OVID Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 17,
issue 4
页码: 315-318
ISSN:0195-7910
年代: 1996
出版商: OVID
关键词: Leiomyosarcoma;Pulmonary artery
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Leiomyosarcomas of the pulmonary arteries are rare neoplasms seldom diagnosed during the patient's lifetime. We report a case of unexpected death in a 44-year-old man due to a leiomyosarcoma originating from the main pulmonary trunk and involving the right and left arteries as far as the lobar ramifications. The patient died after a 2-year history of bronchiectasis and chronic bronchopneumonia with weight loss and occasional episodes of syncope during the last 4 months. Immunohistochemical demonstration for alpha-smooth muscle actin was necessary to make a histological diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. A review of pulmonary artery leiomyosarcomas is also presented.
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