title: Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the lung with pleural metastases: a rare cause of haemoptysis clinicopathological conference.
abstract: Angiosarcomas are a rare type of malignant vascular tumour characterised by proliferation of tumour cells with vascular endothelial features. These tumours are usually very aggressive and overall mortality is very high. Pulmonary angiosarcomas are usually secondary tumours, and only a few primary cases have been reported. We present a case of a 56 year-old male with persistent haemoptysis secondary to lung epithelioid angiosarcoma with pleural metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, Pizarro 22, E-36204 Vigo, Spain. andresobca@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gerardo Andres Obeso
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Carillo
authors.forename: Miguel Angel Canizares
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carretero
authors.forename: Jose Eduardo Rivo
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: Eva Garcia
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Fontan
authors.forename: Montserrat Blanco
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Jesus Albort
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Alberto Perez
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Aida Sanchez
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: Jose Luis Garcia
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tejedor
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006416:Hematoxylin; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D006416:Hematoxylin