Cerebral metastasis from angiosarcoma of the heart. Case report.
A case of secondary cerebral angiosarcoma in a 30-year-old man is presented. The patient had previously undergone heart transplantation for treatment of the primary tumor. Only a few cases of cerebral metastasis from angiosarcoma have been recorded in the literature; the present case is the first reported case diagnosed after heart transplantation.
Department of Neurosurgery, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
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Vaquero
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Martínez
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Coca
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Oya
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Burgos
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed