| Literature DB >> 9498986 |
N Yamada1, S Kamei, F Yasuda, N Isaka, I Yada, T Nakano.
Abstract
A patient with clinical features consistent with pulmonary embolism showed no improvement despite therapy with tissue-plasminogen activator and full-dose heparin. Transvenous catheter suction biopsy was successful in establishing an antemortem histologic diagnosis of primary pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma. Urgent surgical intervention was performed.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9498986 DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.2.555
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chest ISSN: 0012-3692 Impact factor: 9.410