title: Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the detection of primary pulmonary angiosarcomas.
abstract: Angiosarcoma is a malignant vascular tumor that originates from the mesenchymal cells which have undergone angioblastic differentiation. Pulmonary angiosarcomas are invariably (>90%) metastatic tumors form primaries of the skin, bone, liver, breast, or heart. Primary pulmonary angiosarcomas are exceedingly rare, with just about 20 cases being reported in the literature. We report an additional case with a brief review of the literature of a primary pulmonary angiosarcoma in a 26-year-old lady who presented with intractable hemoptysis. In addition, we highlight the potential of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography as an important diagnostic tool in the evaluation of this tumor and thus contribute to the existing sparse literature on this fascinating yet devastating disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Vijayalakshmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramshankar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Urmila
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Majhi
keywords: Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; pneumonectomy; primary pulmonary angiosarcoma; prognosis
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