Rapidly Progressive Lung Cysts and Pleural Effusion: A Case Report

Angiosarcoma is a rare but highly malignant tumor arising from vascular endothelial cells. Angiosarcoma commonly arises from the heart, liver, breast, and skin including the scalp. Angiosarcoma metastasizing to the lungs can present as either pneumothorax, hemothorax, or pleural effusions. They can...

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Autores principales: Olsen, Diana, Molloy, Charlene, Sriram, P. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22937430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/790274
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description Angiosarcoma is a rare but highly malignant tumor arising from vascular endothelial cells. Angiosarcoma commonly arises from the heart, liver, breast, and skin including the scalp. Angiosarcoma metastasizing to the lungs can present as either pneumothorax, hemothorax, or pleural effusions. They can rarely present as rapidly enlarging thin-walled pulmonary cysts. A review of the literature is included.
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spelling pubmed-34206542012-08-30 Rapidly Progressive Lung Cysts and Pleural Effusion: A Case Report Olsen, Diana Molloy, Charlene Sriram, P. S. Case Rep Pulmonol Case Report Angiosarcoma is a rare but highly malignant tumor arising from vascular endothelial cells. Angiosarcoma commonly arises from the heart, liver, breast, and skin including the scalp. Angiosarcoma metastasizing to the lungs can present as either pneumothorax, hemothorax, or pleural effusions. They can rarely present as rapidly enlarging thin-walled pulmonary cysts. A review of the literature is included. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3420654/ /pubmed/22937430 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/790274 Text en Copyright © 2011 Diana Olsen et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Rapidly Progressive Lung Cysts and Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
title_fullStr Rapidly Progressive Lung Cysts and Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
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title_short Rapidly Progressive Lung Cysts and Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
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