title: Angiosarcoma of the thoracoabdominal aorta presenting with systemic hypertension, anemia, and visceral ischemia.
abstract: Aortic angiosarcomas, one of the three major types of primary aortic tumors, are exceedingly rare, with only 25 cases reported in the literature. Peripheral thromboembolic complications are the most frequently described presenting feature, and therefore, these tumors can be mistaken for aortoiliac occlusive disease. We describe a rare case of an extensive thoracoabdominal angiosarcoma that manifested with hypertension, profound anemia, and visceral ischemia in a young woman.
authors: Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. karamlou@ohsu.edu
authors: Tara
authors: T
authors: Karamlou
authors: Melissa K
authors: MK
authors: Li
authors: W Kent
authors: WK
authors: Williamson
authors: Lloyd
authors: L
authors: Heller
authors: John W
authors: JW
authors: Wiest
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D017211:Treatment Failure; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014781:Viscera / Q000098:blood supply*