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Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review

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    • Yin Lv
    • Fan Wang
    • Wenchuan Qian
    • Guoping Sun
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    Affiliations: Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China
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Pulmonary artery (PA) leiomyosarcoma (PAL) is a rare but extremely malignant tumor of the cardiovascular system, which is often misdiagnosed as pulmonary thromboembolism. Although the early detection and surgical resection improves patient survival, the benefits of adjuvant therapy are not well understood. The current study presents the case of a patient with primary PAL who underwent surgical resection along with three courses of chemotherapy. Despite these interventions, the patient experienced recurrence of the PAL within four months following treatment. The patient received localized radiotherapy and subsequently achieved a stable disease state. This case indicates that radiotherapy may offer a benefit to PAL patients, particularly those who do not respond to chemotherapy.
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Lv Y, Wang F, Qian W and Sun G: Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 9: 1545-1548, 2015.
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Lv, Y., Wang, F., Qian, W., & Sun, G. (2015). Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 9, 1545-1548. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2957
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Lv, Y., Wang, F., Qian, W., Sun, G."Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9.4 (2015): 1545-1548.
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Lv, Y., Wang, F., Qian, W., Sun, G."Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9, no. 4 (2015): 1545-1548. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2957
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Lv Y, Wang F, Qian W and Sun G: Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 9: 1545-1548, 2015.
APA
Lv, Y., Wang, F., Qian, W., & Sun, G. (2015). Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 9, 1545-1548. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2957
MLA
Lv, Y., Wang, F., Qian, W., Sun, G."Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9.4 (2015): 1545-1548.
Chicago
Lv, Y., Wang, F., Qian, W., Sun, G."Treatment of a recurrent pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9, no. 4 (2015): 1545-1548. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2957
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