Vascular Leiomyoma of the Pulmonary Artery

Klotz, Laura V.; Morresi-Hauf, Alicia; Hatz, Rudolf A. und Lindner, Michael (2016): Vascular Leiomyoma of the Pulmonary Artery. In: Annals of thoracic Surgery, Bd. 101, Nr. 1: S. 342-344

Abstract

Leiomyoma of the pulmonary artery represents a curiosity in the literature. We describe a case of a 54-year-old female patient who presented with recurrent cough of a few weeks' duration. Computed tomography of the thorax located a smooth, limited tumor in the left thorax near the interlobar space. Thoracoscopic exploration showed a tumor mass, fused with the pulmonary artery. After anterolateral thoracotomy, a complete resection of the tumor was performed. The histopathologic examination showed the presence of a vascular leiomyoma of the tunica media of the pulmonary artery. (C) 2016 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0003-4975
• Sprache: Englisch