Primary renal angiosarcoma: a rare malignancy. A case report and review of the literature.
Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor occurring in less than 2% of soft tissue sarcomas. Angiosarcoma involving the kidney usually represents metastasis from skin or visceral primary lesions, while angiosarcoma primarily occurring in the kidney is a very rare neoplasm. In the English literature, from 1942 to the present, only 19 cases of primary kidney angiosarcoma have been reported. A case of primary renal angiosarcoma presenting as a large kidney mass and flank pain occurring after traumatism is reported. The present case represents further evidence of a rare malignancy.
Leggio
Lorenzo
L
Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Addolorato
Giovanni
G
Abenavoli
Ludovico
L
Ferrulli
Anna
A
D'Angelo
Christina
C
Mirijello
Antonio
A
Vonghia
Luisa
L
Schinzari
Giovanni
G
Arena
Vincenzo
V
Perrone
Luca
L
Citterio
Franco
F
Bonomo
Lorenzo
L
Rapaccini
Gian Ludovico
GL
Capelli
Arnaldo
A
Barone
Carlo
C
Gasbarrini
Giovanni
G
D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed