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. 2016 Sep;8(9):2592–2601. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.89

Table S1. Presenting symptoms reported, clinical signs, and diagnostic modalities used among patients diagnosed with pulmonary artery sarcoma.

Presenting symptoms/signs No. reported (n) Frequency reported (%)
Symptom
   Shortness of breath 288 74
   Chest pain 123 31
   Cough 89 23
   Hemoptysis 57 15
   Weight loss 41 10
   Fatigue 38 10
   Dizziness 33 8
   Fever 13 3
   None reported 10 3
Clinical sign
   Right heart failure 22 6
   Murmur 13 3
   Digital clubbing 9 2
Diagnostic modality
   Computed tomography 119 30
   Magnetic resonance imaging 85 22
   Echocardiography 46 12
   Positron emission tomography 18 5
   Pulmonary angiography 23 7
   Thromboembolectomy, presumed PE 85 22
   Surgical biopsy, PAS suspected 58 15
   Exploratory surgery 50 13
   Autopsy 20 5
   Modality not reported 60 15

PE, pulmonary embolism; PAS, pulmonary artery sarcoma.