Spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma: a case report and a literature review
Angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy of vascular origin, mostly originating from skin, soft tissues, and breast, but rarely also from the pleura. We present the case of a 55-year-old man who referred to our hospital for a spontaneous bilateral hemothorax. The CT angiography did not show any source of a...
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| author | Guido Levi Nicla Orzes Silvia Uccelli Francesca Cettolo Marianna Arici Manuela Ciarfaglia Simona Fisogni Giampietro Marchetti Chiara Rocchetti |
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| description | Angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy of vascular origin, mostly originating from skin, soft tissues, and breast, but rarely also from the pleura. We present the case of a 55-year-old man who referred to our hospital for a spontaneous bilateral hemothorax. The CT angiography did not show any source of active bleeding; plus, no pleural or lung masses were observable. Cytological and microbiological analyses made on a sample of pleural fluid resulted negative. Despite numerous blood transfusions and thoracenteses, the patient deceased from hemorrhagic shock ten days later and the diagnosis of primary pleural epithelioid angiosarcoma was obtained only by autopsy. Additionally, we present a review of the literature about primary pleural angiosarcomas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bb7582079a84b50b8a50e2beeb6a6fe2022-12-21T19:30:23ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642021-01-0191110.4081/monaldi.2021.1520Spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma: a case report and a literature reviewGuido Levi0Nicla Orzes1Silvia Uccelli2Francesca Cettolo3Marianna Arici4Manuela Ciarfaglia5Simona Fisogni6Giampietro Marchetti7Chiara Rocchetti8Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of BresciaRespiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of BresciaRespiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of BresciaRespiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of BresciaRespiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of BresciaRespiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of BresciaDepartment of Molecular and Translational Medicine. University of Brescia and Pathology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di BresciaDepartment of Pneumology, ASST Spedali Civili di BresciaRespiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of BresciaAngiosarcoma is a rare malignancy of vascular origin, mostly originating from skin, soft tissues, and breast, but rarely also from the pleura. We present the case of a 55-year-old man who referred to our hospital for a spontaneous bilateral hemothorax. The CT angiography did not show any source of active bleeding; plus, no pleural or lung masses were observable. Cytological and microbiological analyses made on a sample of pleural fluid resulted negative. Despite numerous blood transfusions and thoracenteses, the patient deceased from hemorrhagic shock ten days later and the diagnosis of primary pleural epithelioid angiosarcoma was obtained only by autopsy. Additionally, we present a review of the literature about primary pleural angiosarcomas.https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1520Pleural angiosarcomahemothoraxthoracic oncologypleural cancerpleura |
| spellingShingle | Guido Levi Nicla Orzes Silvia Uccelli Francesca Cettolo Marianna Arici Manuela Ciarfaglia Simona Fisogni Giampietro Marchetti Chiara Rocchetti Spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma: a case report and a literature review Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease Pleural angiosarcoma hemothorax thoracic oncology pleural cancer pleura |
| title | Spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma: a case report and a literature review |
| title_full | Spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma: a case report and a literature review |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma: a case report and a literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma: a case report and a literature review |
| title_short | Spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma: a case report and a literature review |
| title_sort | spontaneous synchronous bilateral hemothorax as the only finding in primary pleural angiosarcoma a case report and a literature review |
| topic | Pleural angiosarcoma hemothorax thoracic oncology pleural cancer pleura |
| url | https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1520 |
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