Pleural angiosarcoma: A rare cause of spontaneous haemothorax
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, cilt.63, sa.2, ss.265-267, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Dergi Adı: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.265-267
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Angiosarcoma, Hemothorax, Pleura, Soft tissue tumour
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Angiosarcoma is a rare soft tissue tumour and constitutes less than 1% of all soft tissue cancers. Pleural angiosarcomas are extremely rare and have an aggressive course. We report the case of a 79-year-old female patient who presented with complaints of increasing dyspnoea on exertion and homogeneous opacification of the left hemithorax on chest radiograph. Epithelioid angiosarcoma was determined on pleural tissue obtained by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).