Pulmonary artery sarcoma treated with pulmonary endarterectomy and leaflet reconstruction using Ozaki technique

J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):5630-5633. doi: 10.1111/jocs.17172. Epub 2022 Nov 15.

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial intimal sarcomas (PAIS) are rare malignancies with a poor prognosis. Sarcomas present with signs and symptoms mimicking pulmonary thromboembolic disease, delaying the diagnosis. We present a 29-year-old male patient diagnosed with PAIS in the right and main pulmonary arteries extending to the left pulmonary leaflet. The patient was treated with pulmonary endarterectomy and pulmonary leaflet reconstruction using the Ozaki technique.

Keywords: aorta and great vessels; cardiovascular pathology; valve repair/replacement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endarterectomy
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Artery / pathology
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / surgery
  • Sarcoma* / pathology
  • Vascular Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular Neoplasms* / surgery