Primary De Novo Angiosarcoma of the Pleura

Primary angiosarcoma of the pleura is an extremely rare soft tissue tumor with a poor prognosis. We report a case of primary angiosarcoma of the pleura in which the patient was admitted for dyspnea and massive bilateral recurrent hemothorax with fatal outcome. We also review the literature.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2012-03, Vol.93 (3), p.996-998
Hauptverfasser:	Lorentziadis, Michael, MD, PhD, Sourlas, Antigoni, MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Hemangiosarcoma - complications Hemangiosarcoma - diagnosis Hemothorax - etiology Humans Male Medical sciences Pleural Neoplasms - complications Pleural Neoplasms - diagnosis Pneumology Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Primary angiosarcoma of the pleura is an extremely rare soft tissue tumor with a poor prognosis. We report a case of primary angiosarcoma of the pleura in which the patient was admitted for dyspnea and massive bilateral recurrent hemothorax with fatal outcome. We also review the literature.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.023