Case Report
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World J Clin Oncol. Aug 10, 2017; 8(4): 366-370
Published online Aug 10, 2017. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v8.i4.366
Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery with multiple lung metastases: Long-term survival case
Sonia García-Cabezas, Macarena Centeno-Haro, Simona Espejo-Pérez, Elvira Carmona-Asenjo, Alberto L Moreno-Vega, Rosa Ortega-Salas, Amalia Palacios-Eito
Sonia García-Cabezas, Amalia Palacios-Eito, Department of Radiation Oncology, Reina Sofia University Hospital, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Macarena Centeno-Haro, Rosa Ortega-Salas, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Reina Sofia University Hospital, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Simona Espejo-Pérez, Department of Radiology, Reina Sofia University Hospital, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Elvira Carmona-Asenjo, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Reina Sofia University Hospital, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Alberto L Moreno-Vega, Department of Medical Oncology, Reina Sofia University Hospital, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of patient’s clinical data, writing and revision of this manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Amalia Palacios-Eito, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda. Menéndez Pidal, s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain. amalia.palacios.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
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Received: November 30, 2016
Peer-review started: December 1, 2016
First decision: February 17, 2017
Revised: June 12, 2017
Accepted: July 21, 2017
Article in press: July 24, 2017
Published online: August 10, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery is a rare tumor with a very poor prognosis. It has been described in a limited number of reports. This case is a uncommon patient with long-term survival despite having rapid metastatic progression, who maintains a complete remission after initial surgical treatment, completed after occurrence of progression with stereotactic body radiotherapy.