Sacral epithelioid angiosarcoma associated with a bleeding diathesis and spinal epidural hematoma: case report.
Epithelioid angiosarcoma of bone is a rare, high-grade lesion that is highly vascular and can be associated with a bleeding diathesis. An association has been reported in angiosarcomas in other locations with coagulopathy from tumor-related disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and fibrinolysis. The authors report the case of a rare occurrence of a primary sacral epithelioid angiosarcoma associated with a large epidural hematoma and a severe bleeding diathesis. A 25-year-old woman presented with weakness, fatigue, neck and low-back pain, and progressive left S-1 radiculopathy. Imaging studies revealed a large ventral epidural hematoma extending from the sacral region rostrally to C-2 and a vascular tumor located in the sacrum. The patient underwent a sacral laminectomy, complicated by postoperative bleeding from the wound, and required massive transfusions. Ultimately, multimodal therapy was required to obtain hemostasis, including the use of endovascular embolization, radiation therapy, and an infusion of epsilon-aminocaproic acid with heparin. This case represents the first report of a primary epithelioid angiosarcoma in the sacrum and emphasizes that the coagulopathy seen in angiosarcoma is also a feature of this epithelioid variant.
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.
Rene O
RO
Sanchez-Mejia
Steven G
SG
Ojemann
Jeff
J
Simko
Uzair B
UB
Chaudhary
Jay
J
Levy
Michael T
MT
Lawton
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004317:Doxorubicin; D007069:Ifosfamide