Acute thrombus in pulmonary trunk after autologous pericardial revascularization : a case report

Abstract Background: the occurrence of thrombi after revascularization procedures in patients with primary pulmonary leiomyosarcoma (PPL) is rare. Case presentation: We report the case of a patient with PPL who developed an acute thrombus in the pulmonary trunk after revascularization with autologous pericardium. The patient was a 39 year old woman diagnosed with PPL, in order to preserve the patient's more pulmonary function, the first surgery was performed with resection and revascularization of the upper lobe of the left lung, resulting in postoperative thrombosis of the pulmonary trunk. We consider that the appearance of thrombus is related to tumor, operation, materials and postoperative management measures. After that we had to resect the patient's remaining lower lobe of the left lung with no significant event. The patient was discharged without postoperative complications. Conclusions: We report a case of a patient with PPL who developed a thrombus after revascularization.