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Article: Difficulties in establishing a timely diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma misdiagnosed as chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary disease: a case report.(Clinical report)
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- Journal of Medical Case Reports
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- February 16, 2009
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Authors: Ivanka Djordjevic (corresponding author) [1]; Tatjana Pejcic [1]; Milan Rancic [1]; Milan Radovic [1]; Petar Bosnjakovic [2]; Tatjana Radjenovic-Petkovic [1]; Desa Nastasijevic-Borovac [1]; Slavica Golubovic [1]; Dragana Dacic [1]
Introduction
Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare tumor of the cardiovascular system. Because of its rarity and insidious growth, it is often mistaken for pulmonary embolism [1, 2]. Clinical symptoms, as well as imaging characteristics often associated with pulmonary embolism, are also very common in patients with pulmonary artery sarcoma which, in many instances, delays the correct diagnosis. [3, 4, 5, 6]. We present ...
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