Aortic angiosarcoma presenting as distal arterial embolization.
Aortic angiosarcoma is a rare, malignant neoplasm of the vasculature, with 24 case reports in the literature. Patients usually present with either aneurysmal or occlusive disease. Treatment consists of en bloc resection of the vessel and contiguous structures with postoperative chemoradiation therapy. Despite surgery and adjunctive measures, prognosis remains dismal as a result of early metastasis and late diagnosis. We report a case of aortic angiosarcoma that presented with distal thromboembolic phenomenon.
Abularrage
Christopher J
CJ
Surgical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC, 20422, USA., chrisabularrage@yahoo.com
Weiswasser
Jonathan M
JM
White
Paul W
PW
Arora
Subodh
S
Sidawy
Anton N
AN
D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D017131:Thrombectomy; D016909:Tibial Arteries; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery