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Angiosarcoma Presenting with Spontaneous Hydropneumothorax: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
Jung H Chang, *
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Ji H Kim 1
So-Hyeon Hong 1
Myung E Song 1
Yon J Ryu 1
Jin H Lee 1
Sung S Shim 2
Min-Sun Cho 3
Yun S Sim 4
Authors Info & Affiliations
, 1
Ji H Kim 1
So-Hyeon Hong 1
Myung E Song 1
Yon J Ryu 1
Jin H Lee 1
Sung S Shim 2
Min-Sun Cho 3
Yun S Sim 4
Authors Info & Affiliations
The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal
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26
December 2014 •
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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DOI: 10.2174/1874306401408010048
Abstract
Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of soft tissue. Because angiosarcoma originates from endothelial cells, it can occur in any organ and shows aggressive clinical features. Most commonly, angiosarcoma initially presents as a cutaneous lesion. Lung metastasis from scalp angiosarcoma can develop pneumothorax. We report a case of multiorgan involvement of an angiosarcoma, including the scalp, initially presenting with hydropneumothorax. Immunohistochemistry analysis of the cells obtained from the study confirmed the pleural invasion of the angiosarcoma.
Keywords: Angiosarcoma, hydropneumothorax, immunohistochemistry, scalp..
