Angiosarcoma of the Bladder: Review of the Literature and Discussion About a Clinical Case

Our reported case is a 72 year-old man who presented with hematuria. A transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURB-T) has been performed. Histopathological diagnosis was an epithelioid angiosarcoma. CT scan revealed a bladder thickening. The treatment consisted in a complete pelvectomy with u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gerbaud, Florian, Ingels, Alexandre, Ferlicot, Sophie, Irani, Jacques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2016.12.007
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Sumario:Our reported case is a 72 year-old man who presented with hematuria. A transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURB-T) has been performed. Histopathological diagnosis was an epithelioid angiosarcoma. CT scan revealed a bladder thickening. The treatment consisted in a complete pelvectomy with urinary and digestive diversion. Following the operation, the patient developed liver and pulmonary metastasis. He died 5 months after the initial diagnosis.

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