Diffuse primary angiosarcoma of the pleura: a case report and review of the literature.

Date publication

janvier 2004

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr KURTZ Jean-Emmanuel

Tous les auteurs :
Kurtz JE, Serra S, Duclos B, Brolly F, Dufour P, Bergerat JP

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18521403

Résumé

Primary pleural angiosarcoma is an extremely rare tumor. We report the case of a patient who presented with recurrent massive bilateral hemothoraxes. Although thoracoscopy was performed, biopsy samples of the pleura were inconclusive. The delayed onset of skin metastases led to the diagnosis of angiosarcoma, however the patient died from pleuropulmonary progression before treatment could be started. We review the literature of primary pleuropulmonary angiosarcoma and discuss its treatment modalities.

Référence

Sarcoma. 2004;8(4):103-6.