Angiosarcoma of the chest wall.
Angiosarcoma is a rare and highly malignant tumor of vascular origin. The causative factors include trauma, radiation, foreign bodies, thorium dioxide, and viral infections. We report a case of angiosarcoma occurring in a thoracotomy incision 17 years after operation for stage I lung cancer.
Maziak
D E
DE
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Shamji
F M
FM
Peterson
R
R
Perkins
D G
DG
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy