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Primary Pleural Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Gentleman
Joint Authors
Mohammed, Shamayel
Abu-Zaid, Ahmed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary pleural angiosarcomas are extremely rare.
As of 2010, only around 50 case reports have been documented in the literature.
Herein, we report the case of a 63-year-old gentleman who presented with a 3-month history of right-sided chest pain, dyspnea, and hemoptysis.
Chest X-ray showed bilateral pleural effusion with partial bibasilar atelectasis.
Ultrasound-guided thoracocentesis showed bloody and exudative pleural fluid.
Cytologic examination was negative for malignant cells.
An abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan showed two right diaphragmatic pleural masses.
Whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan showed two hypermetabolic fluorodeoxyglucose- (FDG-) avid lesions involving the right diaphragmatic pleura.
CT-guided needle-core biopsy was performed and histopathological examination showed neoplastic cells growing mainly in sheets with focal areas suggestive of vascular spaces lined by cytologically malignant epithelioid cells.
Immunohistochemical analysis showed strong positivity for vimentin, CD31, CD68, and Fli-1 markers.
The overall pathological and immunohistochemical features supported the diagnosis of epithelioid angiosarcoma.
The patient was scheduled for surgery in three weeks.
Unfortunately, the patient died after one week after discharge secondary to pulseless ventricular tachycardia arrest followed by asystole.
Moreover, we also present a brief literature review on pleural angiosarcoma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu-Zaid, Ahmed& Mohammed, Shamayel. 2013. Primary Pleural Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Gentleman. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512777
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu-Zaid, Ahmed& Mohammed, Shamayel. Primary Pleural Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Gentleman. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512777
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu-Zaid, Ahmed& Mohammed, Shamayel. Primary Pleural Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Gentleman. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512777
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512777