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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1897-1899
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma Expressing Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Individual

Sana Yokoi, MD, PhD a , Toshihiko Iizasa, MD, PhD a , Kenzo Hiroshima, MD, PhD b , Yukio Saitoh, MD, PhD a , Takehiko Fujisawa, MD, PhD a , *

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
b Department of Basic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Accepted for publication May 20, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Fujisawa, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670 Japan (Email: fujisawa{at}med.m.chiba-u.ac.jp).

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary artery is extremely uncommon and its cause remains unclear. We document a case of pulmonary artery leiomyosarcoma expressing Epstein-Barr virus DNA sequences in an immunocompetent patient 4 years after symptomatic Epstein-Barr virus infection.






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