Pulmonary Artery Fibrous Bands
| Autor: | Hernando Garcia, Tanira Ferreira, Maria T. Perez, John B. Alexis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Lung biology business.industry Coccidioides immitis medicine.medical_treatment General Medicine Anatomy medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Right pulmonary artery Pathology and Forensic Medicine Medical Laboratory Technology Stenosis Pneumonectomy medicine.anatomical_structure medicine.artery Parenchyma Pulmonary artery Medicine business Abscess |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 123:170-172 |
| ISSN: | 1543-2165 0003-9985 |
| Popis: | A 46-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and frequent lower respiratory tract infections. A ventilation-perfusion scan showed markedly reduced perfusion of the right lung, and pulmonary arteriogram showed stenosis of the right pulmonary artery. A right pneumonectomy revealed dense white fibrous bands partially occluding the pulmonary artery branches and two large abscess cavities filled with pus in the upper and lower lobes. Microscopic examination revealed extensive necrosis of lung parenchyma, suppurative granulomatous inflammation with Coccidioides immitis organisms and rare acid-fast bacilli. Pulmonary artery fibrous bands were originally believed to be congenital; however, they are now known to be sequelae of thromboembolic phenomena. |
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