%0 Journal Article
%T Primary Pulmonary Leiomyosarcoma
%A Nurdan £¿im£¿ek Veske
%A G¨¹l£¿ah G¨¹nl¨¹o£¿lu
%A Adalet Demir
%A Pelin Karada£¿
%J Respiratory Case Reports
%D 2013
%I LookUs Scientific
%R 10.5505/respircase.2013.35744
%X Leiomyosarcoma is a tumor of the smooth muscle cells which frequently originates in the uterus, retro-peritoneum, and within the abdomen. Although there are a large number of smooth muscle cells in the tracheobronchial tree, primary pulmonary muscle tumors rarely occur. A 48-year-old male patient with no symptoms was admitted to our department following the inadvertent detection of a lesion in his chest x-ray. Through thoracic computerized tomography, a 4x3 cm diameter mass lesion was located in the lower right lobe. In the positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) scan with a fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) tracer, low FDG uptake was observed in the lesion. Computer tomography-guided needle aspirations were carried out. In the absence of a histopathological diagnosis, surgery was planned for diagnosis and treatment. A lower lobe wedge resection was completed using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). A diagnosis of primary pulmonary leiomyosarcoma was made based on postoperative pathology results.
%K Pulmonary sarcoma
%K leiomyosarcoma
%K PET/CT.
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