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Angiosarcoma of the Descending Aorta, Diagnostic Difficulties
INTRODUCTION: Primary angiosarcomas of the aorta are rare and because of their non-specific presentation, the initial diagnosis is often very difficult. REPORT: A 66 year old woman, initially suffering from night sweats and general malaise, is presented. A computerized tomography (CT) scan was perfo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5576002/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28856306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvssr.2016.04.002 |
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author | Anthonissen, N. Menting, T. Verkroost, M. Morshuis, W. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Primary angiosarcomas of the aorta are rare and because of their non-specific presentation, the initial diagnosis is often very difficult. REPORT: A 66 year old woman, initially suffering from night sweats and general malaise, is presented. A computerized tomography (CT) scan was performed which showed a filling defect of the descending aorta. This defect later caused embolic occlusion of the celiac vessels. The patient underwent surgical resection of the filling defect of the descending aorta and an embolectomy of the celiac vessels. The defect was histopathologically diagnosed as an angiosarcoma. The clinical presentation, diagnostic pitfalls, histopathological diagnosis, and the therapeutic management are discussed. DISCUSSION: In this case report, the importance of carefully diagnosing an angiosarcoma is highlighted as the consequences could be rapid metastasization or embolization. |
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spelling | pubmed-55760022017-08-30 Angiosarcoma of the Descending Aorta, Diagnostic Difficulties Anthonissen, N. Menting, T. Verkroost, M. Morshuis, W. EJVES Short Rep Case Report INTRODUCTION: Primary angiosarcomas of the aorta are rare and because of their non-specific presentation, the initial diagnosis is often very difficult. REPORT: A 66 year old woman, initially suffering from night sweats and general malaise, is presented. A computerized tomography (CT) scan was performed which showed a filling defect of the descending aorta. This defect later caused embolic occlusion of the celiac vessels. The patient underwent surgical resection of the filling defect of the descending aorta and an embolectomy of the celiac vessels. The defect was histopathologically diagnosed as an angiosarcoma. The clinical presentation, diagnostic pitfalls, histopathological diagnosis, and the therapeutic management are discussed. DISCUSSION: In this case report, the importance of carefully diagnosing an angiosarcoma is highlighted as the consequences could be rapid metastasization or embolization. Elsevier 2016-05-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5576002/ /pubmed/28856306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvssr.2016.04.002 Text en © 2016 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Anthonissen, N. Menting, T. Verkroost, M. Morshuis, W. Angiosarcoma of the Descending Aorta, Diagnostic Difficulties |
title | Angiosarcoma of the Descending Aorta, Diagnostic Difficulties |
title_full | Angiosarcoma of the Descending Aorta, Diagnostic Difficulties |
title_fullStr | Angiosarcoma of the Descending Aorta, Diagnostic Difficulties |
title_full_unstemmed | Angiosarcoma of the Descending Aorta, Diagnostic Difficulties |
title_short | Angiosarcoma of the Descending Aorta, Diagnostic Difficulties |
title_sort | angiosarcoma of the descending aorta, diagnostic difficulties |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5576002/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28856306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvssr.2016.04.002 |
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