title: Angiosarcoma of the adrenal gland. Case report.
abstract: The vascular tumours of the adrenal gland are rare, both the benign and the malignant ones. Twenty two cases from the literature are reviewed in a paper by Kareti et al., 1988, among which only one own case of angiosarcoma the authors deem to be the first to be reported. A second case of angiosarcoma of the left adrenal gland, in a 67 y. old man, is herein reported. Notwithstanding a through surgical removal, a quick fatal progression of the disease ensued. Perhaps, considering the high malignancy of these rare tumours, an adjuvant form of treatment seems to be advisable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, General Hospital Piacenza, Pavia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fiordelise
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zangrandi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tronci
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rovereto
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Valentino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bezzi
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis