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Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the pleura: a case report.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Roh, Mee Sook Seo, Jeong Yeon Hyun, Suk |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | Angiosarcomas of the pleura are very rare tumors and it is difficult to differentiate them from other common pleural tumors such as mesothelioma and metastasic carcinoma clinically and pathologically. We report a case of a young Korean woman with angiosarcoma arising in the pleura. A 34-yr-old woman presented with dyspnea and chest tightness and pain for several months. A computed tomographic scan of the chest showed diffuse thickening of the left pleura and effusion with passive atelectasis. At thoracotomy the left pleura was thick and indurated. Histologically, the decorticated pleura revealed infiltration of sheets or cords of polygonal and epithelioid tumor cells showing rudimentary vascular differentiation. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were strongly positive for CD31, CD34, and vimentin, whereas weakly positive for factor VIII, and negative for cytokeratin, which are characteristic and specific findings of angiosarcoma. |
| Starting Page | 792 |
| Ending Page | 795 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 11748365v1 |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Korean medical science |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://synapse.koreamed.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/0063JKMS/jkms-16-792.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Angiomatosis, Bacillary Atelectasis Chest tightness Cytokeratin Dyspnea Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma Hemangiosarcoma Liver carcinoma Mesothelioma Pain Pleura Pleural Diseases Pleural Neoplasms Thoracotomy effusion |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
