Pulmonary angiosarcoma presenting as spontaneous recurrent hemothorax.
An incidental diagnosis of pulmonary angiosarcoma was made after surgical exploration for repeated episodes of bleeding in an 85-year-old woman. Spontaneous hemothorax is uncommon and deserves detailed investigation.
Campione
Andrea
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Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Pathology, Hospital of Cuneo, Cuneo, Italycampioneandrea@libero.it
Forte
Giuseppe
G
Luzzi
Luca
L
Comino
Alberto
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Gorla
Alberto
A
Terzi
Alberto
A
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed