"Pulmonary artery sarcomas are extremely rare tumours that originate from the intimal mesenchymal cells of the pulmonary artery. It is frequently misdiagnosed as pulmonary thromboembolism."
"FDG avidity may be able to differentiate pulmonary artery sarcomas from thrombus. A small case series reports SUVmax values of 7.6 ± 2 (n = 3) for pulmonary artery sarcoma compared to 2.3 ± 0.4 (n = 10) for thrombus 8. However, FDG PET can not rule out low-grade sarcomas which are often mildly FDG avid."
"Epidemiology "
"Clinical presentation "
"Primary malignant tumours of the pulmonary arteries are very rare with an incidence of 0.001–0.03%. It usually presents in adults, with a median age of presentation of 45 years. It is more prevalent in females."
"MRI is highly specific in recognising pulmonary artery sarcoma since the tumour enhances post-gadolinium contrast more than bland thrombus."
"FDG avidity may be able to differentiate pulmonary artery sarcomas from thrombus. A small case series reports SUVmax values of 7.6 ± 2 (n = 3) for pulmonary artery sarcoma compared to 2.3 ± 0.4 (n = 10) for thrombus 8. However, FDG PET can not rule out low-grade sarcomas which are often mildly FDG avid."
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"Epidemiology "
"Clinical presentation "
"Subtypes"
"FDG-PET"