Late-stage primary renal angiosarcoma: an extremely rare cancer complicated by COVID-19 post-operatively

Abstract Primary renal angiosarcoma (AS) encompasses only 1% of soft tissue sarcomas, and it is seldom seen in literature. Because of its rarity, few risk factors for its development have been established. Due to lack of screening guidelines for kidney cancer, it is often found late when patients be...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of surgical case reports 2021-12, Vol.2021 (12), p.rjab562
Hauptverfasser: Carr, Reilly, Moreland, Hannah, Hsia, Michael Hsueh-Ching
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Primary renal angiosarcoma (AS) encompasses only 1% of soft tissue sarcomas, and it is seldom seen in literature. Because of its rarity, few risk factors for its development have been established. Due to lack of screening guidelines for kidney cancer, it is often found late when patients become symptomatic. We present the case of a male patient who presented with gross hematuria and flank pain and was discovered to have a large renal mass. Following successful resection, pathology showed it to be AS. The patient had a post-operative course complicated by two separate COVID-19 infections and expired 200 days after surgery. This case not only highlights an extremely rare renal cancer but also illustrates the challenges patients with complex medical issues faced in the era of COVID-19.
ISSN:2042-8812
2042-8812
DOI:10.1093/jscr/rjab562