Background: Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Case Report: We report the case of a 64-year-old man with an intimal pulmonary artery sarcoma presenting with severe high oxygen flow-demanding dyspnea and weight loss of 12 kg in the last 6 months. On echocardiography, right heart insufficiency, markedly elevated right ventricular pressure, a pressure gradient along the right outflow tract, and a tumor mass adherent to the wall of the truncus pulmonalis were detected. The tentative diagnosis by echocardiographic findings was pulmonary artery sarcoma. Computed tomography of the thorax and 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography showed an advanced local tumor manifestation. Surgical resection of the tumor to improve hemodynamics confirmed the diagnosis. Conclusions: Pulmonary artery sarcoma should be considered as a rare differential diagnosis in patients with dyspnea due to right heart failure, particular in the case of additional weight loss, and echocardiographic examination is a useful first diagnostic approach in establishing the diagnosis. / Hintergrund: Das Pulmonalarteriensarkom ist eine seltene Erkrankung mit einer schlechten Prognose. Fallbericht: Wir berichten über einen 64-jährigen Mann mit einem intimalen Pulmonalarteriensarkom, der sich mit starker Luftnot trotz hoher Sauerstoffsubstitution und einem Gewichtsverlust von 12 kg in den letzten 6 Monaten vorstellte. Echokardiographisch fielen eine Rechtsherzinsuffizienz, ein deutlich erhöhter rechtsventrikulärer Druck, ein Druckgradient über dem rechten Ausflusstrakt und eine Tumormasse im Bereich des Trunkus pulmonalis mit Kontakt zur Gefäßwand auf. Die mittels Echokardiographie erhobene Verdachtsdiagnose lautete Pulmonalarteriensarkom. Die Computertomographie des Thorax und die 18-Flur-Desoxyglukose-Positron-Emissionstomographie erbrachten den Befund eines lokal fortgeschrittenen Tumors. Die chirurgische Resektion des Tumors, die zur Verbesserung der Hämodynamik durchgeführt wurde, bestätigte die Diagnose. Schlussfolgerungen: Das Pulmonalarteriensarkom sollte differenzialdiagnostisch als eine seltene Ursache der Luftnot im Rahmen einer Rechtsherzinsuffizienz, insbesondere bei zusätzlichem Gewichtsverlust, in Erwägung gezogen werden. Die Echokardiographie stellt eine wertvolle initiale Untersuchungsmethode bei der Diagnosestellung dar. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Analyane Conceiçao Silva dos Santos.pdf: 1957953 bytes, checksum: 375e557949aa5701d3b89e20e99b03a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Mestrado Acadêmico em Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde / Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva- exploratória, do tipo estudo de caso único holístico, que teve como objeto de estudo o cuidado de enfermagem ao idoso hospitalizado com insuficiência cardíaca e os seguintes objetivos discutir o cuidado descrito pela equipe de enfermagem ao idoso hospitalizado com insuficiência cardíaca, identificar os elementos componentes desse cuidado, descrever os saberes gerontológicos da equipe de enfermagem que cuida desses idosos e analisar as possíveis dificuldades enfrentadas por essa equipe de enfermagem no cuidado ao idoso hospitalizado com insuficiência cardíaca. O cenário de pesquisa foi uma enfermaria clínica-cirúrgica de uma Organização Militar de Saúde, localizada no Rio de Janeiro. Fizeram parte do estudo 16 profissionais de enfermagem que atuam na referida enfermaria clínica-cirúrgica. A coleta de dados se deu através das entrevistas com os sujeitos, da observação sistemática do ambiente físico da enfermaria e da observação participante acerca do cuidado de enfermagem ao idoso hospitalizado. Os dados receberam tratamento qualitativo através de análise de conteúdo, utilizando como técnica, a análise temática. Os resultados apontaram como elementos do cuidado de enfermagem ao idoso hospitalizado com insuficiência cardíaca, àqueles relacionados à dimensão do afeto como o saber ouvir, o carinho, a atenção, e os relacionados à dimensão da prática como a monitorização dos parâmetros vitais e a minimização de esforços. As dificuldades enfrentadas pela equipe de enfermagem na realização do cuidado ao idoso hospitalizado com insuficiência cardíaca estão relacionadas à instituição, ao idoso, ao profissional e a equipe. Os saberes gerontológicos desta equipe têm origem no cotidiano profissional, como por exemplo, o reconhecimento da complexidade do cuidado a ser realizado ao idoso hospitalizado com insuficiência cardíaca. Conclui-se que a equipe de enfermagem desempenha um cuidado baseado em elementos afetivos e práticos, aplicando saberes que advém da prática profissional, havendo a necessidade da integração destes saberes com um saber de origem teórica, adquirido através de cursos de qualificação e/ou atualização com intuito de aumentar a qualidade do cuidado oferecido ao idoso hospitalizado com insuficiência cardíaca. Contribuições para a Enfermagem: espera-se que através desta pesquisa, a enfermagem aprimore seu olhar, suas técnicas e sua abordagem ao cliente idoso com insuficiência cardíaca contribuindo para a realização de um cuidado adequado e resolutivo. / It is a qualitative, descriptive-exploratory research, of the holistic unique case study which had as object of study the nursing care to institutionalized elders with heart insufficiency and the following objectives to discuss the care described by the nursing to the institutionalized elder with heart insufficiency, to identify the elements of these care, to describe the gerontology know-how of the nursing team that takes care of these elders and to analyze possible difficulties faced by this nursing team on caring the institutionalized elder with heart insufficiency. The research landscape is a clinical-surgical ward of a Health Military Organization, located in Rio de Janeiro. Sixteen professional nurses, who work in the mentioned clinical-surgical ward, were part of the study. Data collection was made through interviews with the individuals, by means of systematic observation of the physical environment of the ward and from the participant observation about the nursing care to the institutionalized elder. Data received qualitative treatment through content analysis, using as technique the thematic analysis. The results indicated as elements of the nursing care of the institutionalized with heart insufficiency those related to the dimension of the affection as to how to know to listen, the endearment, and the attention and still those related to the dimension of the practice of monitoring of vital parameters and the minimization of efforts. The difficulties faced by the nursing team in achieving the care to the institutionalized elder with heart insufficiency are related to the institution, to the elder, to the professional and to the team. The gerontology know-how of this team has origin from the professional quotidian, as for instance the recognition of the complexity of the care to be given to the institutionalized elder with heart insufficiency. It is concluded that the nursing team offers a care based in affective and practical elements, using the know-how acquired from the professional practice and there is the need of integration of all this knowledge to a knowledge of theoretical origin, acquired through qualification and/or refreshment courses with the aim of increasing the quality of the service offered to the institutionalized elder with heart insufficiency. Contributions to the Nursing: one expects that through this research nursing improves its focus, its techniques, and its approach to the elder with heart insufficiency, contributing to the implementation of an appropriate and resolutive care.

Background: Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Case Report: We report the case of a 64-year-old man with an intimal pulmonary artery sarcoma presenting with severe high oxygen flow-demanding dyspnea and weight loss of 12 kg in the last 6 months. On echocardiography, right heart insufficiency, markedly elevated right ventricular pressure, a pressure gradient along the right outflow tract, and a tumor mass adherent to the wall of the truncus pulmonalis were detected. The tentative diagnosis by echocardiographic findings was pulmonary artery sarcoma. Computed tomography of the thorax and 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography showed an advanced local tumor manifestation. Surgical resection of the tumor to improve hemodynamics confirmed the diagnosis. Conclusions: Pulmonary artery sarcoma should be considered as a rare differential diagnosis in patients with dyspnea due to right heart failure, particular in the case of additional weight loss, and echocardiographic examination is a useful first diagnostic approach in establishing the diagnosis. / Hintergrund: Das Pulmonalarteriensarkom ist eine seltene Erkrankung mit einer schlechten Prognose. Fallbericht: Wir berichten über einen 64-jährigen Mann mit einem intimalen Pulmonalarteriensarkom, der sich mit starker Luftnot trotz hoher Sauerstoffsubstitution und einem Gewichtsverlust von 12 kg in den letzten 6 Monaten vorstellte. Echokardiographisch fielen eine Rechtsherzinsuffizienz, ein deutlich erhöhter rechtsventrikulärer Druck, ein Druckgradient über dem rechten Ausflusstrakt und eine Tumormasse im Bereich des Trunkus pulmonalis mit Kontakt zur Gefäßwand auf. Die mittels Echokardiographie erhobene Verdachtsdiagnose lautete Pulmonalarteriensarkom. Die Computertomographie des Thorax und die 18-Flur-Desoxyglukose-Positron-Emissionstomographie erbrachten den Befund eines lokal fortgeschrittenen Tumors. Die chirurgische Resektion des Tumors, die zur Verbesserung der Hämodynamik durchgeführt wurde, bestätigte die Diagnose. Schlussfolgerungen: Das Pulmonalarteriensarkom sollte differenzialdiagnostisch als eine seltene Ursache der Luftnot im Rahmen einer Rechtsherzinsuffizienz, insbesondere bei zusätzlichem Gewichtsverlust, in Erwägung gezogen werden. Die Echokardiographie stellt eine wertvolle initiale Untersuchungsmethode bei der Diagnosestellung dar. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

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