Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the lung with pleural metastases: a rare cause of haemoptysis clinicopathological conference.
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.
Carillo
Gerardo Andres Obeso
GA
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, Pizarro 22, E-36204 Vigo, Spain. andresobca@hotmail.com
Carretero
Miguel Angel Canizares
MA
Vazquez
Jose Eduardo Rivo
JE
Fontan
Eva Garcia
EG
Ramos
Montserrat Blanco
MB
Ventura
Jesus Albort
JA
Rodriguez
Alberto Perez
AP
Salmon
Aida Sanchez
AS
Tejedor
Jose Luis Garcia
JL
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
D004396:Coloring Agents; D006416:Hematoxylin