2018
A Young Man With Hemoptysis and Cavitary Lung Lesions
Brady VA, Zinchuk AV, Siegel MD, Possick JD. A Young Man With Hemoptysis and Cavitary Lung Lesions. CHEST Journal 2018, 153: e85-e88. PMID: 29626974, PMCID: PMC6026285, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsBacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccineCavitary lung lesionsPrior cigarette smokingCalmette-Guérin vaccineHistory of alcoholIntermittent hemoptysisNight sweatsCigarette smokingMusculoskeletal symptomsLung lesionsMild fatigueDrug useWeight lossHemoptysisYoung menMenDyspneaRashMedicationsSmokingFeverVaccineLesionsSymptomsMonths
2014
Unresolved pulmonary embolism leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma
Gutiérrez A, Sauler M, Mitchell JM, Siegel MD, Trow TK, Bacchetta M, Fares WH. Unresolved pulmonary embolism leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma. Heart & Lung 2014, 43: 574-576. PMID: 24928184, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsPulmonary artery sarcomaPulmonary embolismPresumed pulmonary embolismUnresolved pulmonary embolismCT pulmonary angiogramAnticoagulation treatmentProgressive symptomsPulmonary angiogramSurgical resectionPulmonary arteryPoor prognosisRare tumorAdditional imagingDifferential diagnosisProper diagnosisEmbolismSarcomaDiagnosisResectionPatientsDyspneaArteryPrognosisAngiogramsMetastasis