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 NotesMeSH KeywordsAngiographyDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ErrorsDyspneaHumansMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary ArteryPulmonary EmbolismSarcomaVascular NeoplasmsConceptsPulmonary artery sarcomaPulmonary embolismPresumed pulmonary embolismUnresolved pulmonary embolismCT pulmonary angiogramAnticoagulation treatmentProgressive symptomsPulmonary angiogramSurgical resectionPulmonary arteryPoor prognosisRare tumorAdditional imagingDifferential diagnosisProper diagnosisEmbolismSarcomaDiagnosisResectionPatientsDyspneaArteryPrognosisAngiogramsMetastasis