Resection and reconstruction of intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery with autologous pericardial roll
Takai, N.; Yamamoto, Y.; Kitayama, H.; Nakagawa, T.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 63(10): 871-874
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 20845696 Document Number: 638162
Tumors of the pulmonary artery (PA) are rare and their prognosis is poor. Proper diagnosis is often delayed or made post mortem despite diagnostic advances. Although the only treatment of choice is radical surgical resection, local recurrences are soon recognized after the operation. There is no standard regimen of perioperative additional therapy, and its effectiveness is still unknown. We report a case of an 80-year-old male whose PA was almost completely obstructed by the intimal sarcoma. It was resected and reconstructed with autologous pericardial roll. His postoperative course was uneventful.