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. 1995 Sep;50(9):1014–1017. doi: 10.1136/thx.50.9.1014

Preoperative diagnosis of a pulmonary artery sarcoma.

V Velebit 1, J T Christenson 1, F Simonet 1, J Maurice 1, M Schmuziger 1, H Hauser 1, D Didier 1
PMCID: PMC1021323  PMID: 8539663

Abstract

A pulmonary artery sarcoma was diagnosed preoperatively by magnetic resonance imaging enhanced with gadolinium and confirmed by percutaneous computed tomographic guided needle biopsy. Accurate preoperative diagnosis allowed planned curative surgery with removal of the right ventricular outflow tract and reconstructive surgery using a cryopreserved homograft.

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