title: Metastatic angiosarcoma of the kidney: a case report with treatment approach and review of the literature.
abstract: Angiosarcomas are rare soft tissue malignancies. Typically they originate from the skin of the scalp or face, whereas visceral sarcomas are very rare. We report the case of a 67-year-old man affected by a large angiosarcoma of the kidney. After surgical removal, a rapid peritoneal, visceral and cutaneous diffusion developed. Palliative chemotherapy, based on anthracycline and ifosfamide, which are normally used to treat all other high-grade spindle cell sarcomas, was totally inactive. On the basis of these results and of the biological characteristics of these rare neoplasms it is mandatory to develop other therapeutic approaches. Antiangiogenetic agents are of interest for this disease due to the peculiar origin of the cells of these sarcomas.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Oncologia Medica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berretta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rupolo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buonadonna
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Canzonieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brollo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berretta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bearz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tirelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frustaci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018943:Anthracyclines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010166:Palliative Care; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018943:Anthracyclines; D007069:Ifosfamide