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Chronic cough conundrum: a case report of a new diagnosis of HIV and pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma.

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When evaluating a common complaint such as cough, clinicians should rely on a patient's history and physical to guide them, but also not diverge from guidelines in screening and testing lest certain diagnoses be overlooked. A 44 year old Hispanic male presented to a pulmonologist's office after

F-18 FDG PET/CT in pulmonary artery sarcoma: clinical vignette.

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Pulmonary artery sarcomas (PAS's) are extremely rare malignant tumors that arise from the endothelial lining of the pulmonary arteries. On CT scans PAS's appear as intraluminal filling defects in the pulmonary arteries, mimicking pulmonary embolism (PE). Due to the similarities in radiographic

A rare disease of primary cardiac intimal sarcoma at the left atrium presented with mimicking mitral stenosis in a patient with polycystic kidney disease

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A 55-year-old woman presented with a history of constitutional symptoms with exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, and cough for one month. She developed progressive heart failure symptoms. Initial computed tomography revealed a large left atrial mass with compression of pulmonary veins and mitral valve.

Pulmonary manifestation of a Langerhans cell sarcoma: case report and review of the literature.

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In the following, we describe the very rare case of Langerhans cell sarcoma (LCS) in the lung. Throughout the medical literature, only a few cases have been published, and, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case to be reported in Germany. The patient was an 81-year-old man who showed

Presentation of AIDS-related pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma diagnosed by bronchoscopy.

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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common neoplasm in persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, information about the presenting features of pulmonary KS is limited. To describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic features of pulmonary KS, medical records and chest

Kaposi's sarcoma involving the lung in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

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To determine the distinguishing features of pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), we compared three groups of patients, 16 with endobronchial KS, 15 with endobronchial KS and an opportunistic lung infection, and 40 with Pneumocystis carinii

Unexpected findings on gallium-67 scintigraphy: detection of undifferentiated endometrial stromal sarcoma.

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We reported an extremely rare case of undifferentiated endometrial stromal sarcoma imaged with gallium-67 scintigraphy. This previously healthy 32-year-old woman presented with cough and dyspnea for days. Unexpectedly, the pathology of the opacity in the right pulmonary hilar region demonstrated

[Thymoma associated with pure red cell aplasia and Kaposi's sarcoma].

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BACKGROUND Thymoma is a rare tumor which represents about 20% of mediastinal tumors. It is associated with several parathymic conditions. A second cancer frequently occurs during long term follow up. METHODS We report the case of a 59 year-old woman who presented with a two month history of a dry

Bronchopulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma in 106 HIV-1 infected patients.

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The objectives of this study were to describe the clinical and radiological features at presentation, and the natural history of HIV-related bronchopulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma. A retrospective review of medical records and chest radiographs was performed in 106 HIV-infected homosexual men with

Pericardial synovial sarcoma: challenges in diagnosis and management.

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BACKGROUND Pericardial synovial sarcoma is an extremely rare tumor with poor prognosis. Timely diagnosis and aggressive multimodal management improves patient outcome. We present our experience of diagnosis and management of a young patient with monophasic synovial sarcoma arising from

A case of primary pericardial undifferentiated sarcoma.

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Primary pericardial sarcomas are extremely rare. The authors report a case of a 46-yr-old woman in whom a large mediastinal mass was discovered. The patient presented with cough, dyspnea, and orthopnea. Diagnostic investigations, such as echocardiography, computed tomography, and exploratory

A novel surgical approach to cardiac autotransplantation in complex cardiac sarcoma resection.

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A 28-year-old woman was admitted to our institution, reporting progressive dyspnea, cough, and weight loss of 14 kg. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed a left atrial mass, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed localized involvement of the mass with adjacent structures. These clinical

High-grade primary myxoid lung sarcoma presenting as recurrent hemorrhagic pleural effusions in a young woman.

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Primary lung sarcomas are rare but aggressive tumors accounting for less than 0.5% of all lung tumors. The diagnosis of primary lung sarcoma should only be considered after exclusion of other sites. A 32-year-old female presented with recurrent hemorrhagic pleural effusions, shortness of breath and

[Analysis of 19 cases of primary pulmonary sarcoma].

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OBJECTIVE Primary pulmonary sarcoma (PPS) is a rare malignant tumor that originates from the mesenchymal tissue of the lungs. PPS is often easily misdiagnosed. This study aims to explore the clinical characteristics of PPS and provide a more comprehensive reference for the early diagnosis and

Effective treatment of advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma with sunitinib: A case report.

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Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a very rare soft tissue sarcoma. ASPS often occurs in deep soft tissues of the lower extremities, and develops into metastatic diseases. Chemotherapy is considered to be ineffective in patients with ASPS, which constitutes a very important clinical

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