Angiosarcoma presenting with spontaneous hydropneumothorax: report of a case and review of the literature

Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of soft tissue. Because angiosarcoma originates from endothelial cells, it can occur in any organ and shows aggressive clinical features. Most commonly, angiosarcoma initially presents as a cutaneous lesion. Lung metastasis from scalp angiosarcoma can develop p...

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Published inThe open respiratory medicine journal Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 48 - 54
Main Authors Chang, Jung H, Kim, Ji H, Hong, So-Hyeon, Song, Myung E, Ryu, Yon J, Lee, Jin H, Shim, Sung S, Cho, Min-Sun, Sim, Yun S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United Arab Emirates Bentham Open 2014
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hydropneumothorax
immunohistochemistry
Angiosarcoma
scalp
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Summary:Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of soft tissue. Because angiosarcoma originates from endothelial cells, it can occur in any organ and shows aggressive clinical features. Most commonly, angiosarcoma initially presents as a cutaneous lesion. Lung metastasis from scalp angiosarcoma can develop pneumothorax. We report a case of multiorgan involvement of an angiosarcoma, including the scalp, initially presenting with hydropneumothorax. Immunohistochemistry analysis of the cells obtained from the study confirmed the pleural invasion of the angiosarcoma.
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ISSN:1874-3064
1874-3064
DOI:10.2174/1874306401408010048