| Literature DB >> 32025433 |
Saif Faiek1, Hafsa Tariq1, Deepti Upparapalli1, Aditya Bansal2, Sreeja Sompalli1.
Abstract
Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm with a very poor prognosis that originates from the vascular endothelium and accounts for only 1%-2% of all sarcomatous malignancies. It is most commonly present in the deep soft tissues. Still, a wide range of primary sites, including the adrenals, thyroid, skin, and bone, are encountered. Here, we report a 52-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension who presented with chest pain. Her chest images showed bilateral pneumothoraces with diffuse cystic lung disease. She underwent bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopy with a tissue biopsy, which was consistent with epithelioid angiosarcoma.Entities:
Keywords: bilateral pneumothoraces; epithelioid angiosarcoma; lung cancer; pulmonary neoplasm
Year: 2019 PMID: 32025433 PMCID: PMC6988729 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6514
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184