Primary pleural epithelioid angiosarcoma manifesting as a loculated hemothorax: A case report and literature review focusing on CT findings

Primary pleural angiosarcoma (PPA) is an extremely rare and clinically aggressive tumor. We report the case of a 66-year-old man having PPA with chest computed tomography (CT) scan showing a large oval-shaped, nonenhancing high attenuation cystic mass in the left hemithorax. Morphological and immuno...

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiology case reports 2021-10, Vol.16 (10), p.3072-3075
Hauptverfasser: Woo, Jeong Joo, Kim, Yongsang, An, Jin Kyung, Lee, Hojung
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Primary pleural angiosarcoma (PPA) is an extremely rare and clinically aggressive tumor. We report the case of a 66-year-old man having PPA with chest computed tomography (CT) scan showing a large oval-shaped, nonenhancing high attenuation cystic mass in the left hemithorax. Morphological and immunohistochemical findings supported the diagnosis of epithelioid angiosarcoma. Pleural angiosarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spontaneous hemothorax manifesting as high attenuation loculated pleural fluid on CT.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.07.048