Primary pleural epithelioid angiosarcoma manifesting as a loculated hemothorax: A case report and literature review focusing on CT findings

Primary pleural epithelioid angiosarcoma manifesting as a loculated hemothorax: A case report and literature review focusing on CT findings

Primary pleural angiosarcoma (PPA) is an extremely rare and clinically aggressive tumor. We report the case of a 66-year-old man having PPA with chest computed tomography (CT) scan showing a large oval-shaped, nonenhancing high attenuation cystic mass in the left hemithorax. Morphological and immuno...

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Published in:Radiology case reports Vol. 16; no. 10; pp. 3072 - 3075
Main Authors: Woo, Jeong Joo, Kim, Yongsang, An, Jin Kyung, Lee, Hojung
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc 01-10-2021
Elsevier
Subjects:
Angiosarcoma
Case Report
Hemothorax
Pleura
Pyothorax
Pyothorax
CT
Angiosarcoma
Hemothorax
Pleura
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Summary:Primary pleural angiosarcoma (PPA) is an extremely rare and clinically aggressive tumor. We report the case of a 66-year-old man having PPA with chest computed tomography (CT) scan showing a large oval-shaped, nonenhancing high attenuation cystic mass in the left hemithorax. Morphological and immunohistochemical findings supported the diagnosis of epithelioid angiosarcoma. Pleural angiosarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spontaneous hemothorax manifesting as high attenuation loculated pleural fluid on CT.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.07.048