Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk associated with pericardial effusion
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- 1 July 1974
- Vol. 29 (4) , 490-494
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.29.4.490
Abstract
Thijs, L. G., Kroon, T. A. J., and van Leeuwen, Th. M. (1974).Thorax, 29, 490-494. Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk associated with pericardial effusion. The case history of a patient with a leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk is presented. The clinical picture was dominated by unexplained shortness of breath, episodes of cough and haemoptysis, general weakness, and weight loss. Signs of a pericardial effusion and pulmonary stenosis developed a few weeks before death. Thoracotomy revealed an inoperable tumour arising from the pulmonary trunk and a large pericardial effusion. Microscopy of the tumour removed at necropsy showed a leiomyosarcoma.Keywords
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