Failure of medical therapy for pulmonary “thromboembolic” disease: Beware the unsuspected primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery Cliff K. Choong, FRACS,

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Failure of medical therapy for pulmonary “thromboembolic” disease: Beware the unsuspected primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery Cliff K. Choong, FRACS, Jennifer S. Lawton, MD, Marc R. Moon, MD, Ralph J. Damiano, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 128, Issue 5, Pages 763-765 (November 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.03.049

Figure 1 A, CT scan demonstrating complete occlusion of the right pulmonary artery. B, Pulmonary arteriogram showing total occlusion of the right pulmonary artery, whereas the left pulmonary artery and its branch vessels were normal. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2004 128, 763-765DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.03.049)

Figure 2 CT scan showing a massive saddle embolus at the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2004 128, 763-765DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.03.049)