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Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm. The prognosis of this disease is dismal, and the mean survival is less than 6 months after the diagnosis. This neoplasm typically presents with abdominal pain, splenomegaly, weight loss, and spontaneous splenic rupture. Fever
OBJECTIVE
Radiation-induced angiosarcoma (RAS) of the chest wall/breast has a poor prognosis due to the high percentage of local failures. The efficacy and side effects of re-irradiation plus hyperthermia (reRT + HT) treatment alone or in combination with surgery were assessed in RAS
Angiosarcoma (AS) of the breast is a rare malignancy most commonly encountered as a secondary malignancy after the treatment of breast cancer with or without adjuvant radiation. The prognosis for secondary AS is poor, with reported five-year overall survival rates ranging from 10%-43%. The
Splenic angiosarcoma is a rare neoplasm that often remains asymptomatic till the onset of massive intra abdominal bleeding that require emergency splenectomy. We report here a case of 60 year old male who presented with on and off fever and a splenomegaly was found on clinical examination suggesting
We present a case of cardiac angiosarcoma in a pregnant women. Clinical manifestations of angiosarcoma were unspecific and progressed rapidly as hemopericardium, cardiac tamponade, heart failure, fever, chest pain. Pregnancy was interrupted at 22-nd week. The patient died in 6 months after
We report a case of angiosarcoma involving the right ventricle. The patient was seen in our Cardiology Department and subsequently referred to our unit for surgery. He gave a 1-week history of lethargy, chest pain, breathlessness on exertion, fevers, and night sweats. Echocardiography and computed
OBJECTIVE
Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a very rare and aggressive neoplasm with a high metastatic rate and dismal prognosis. Since only a few cases have been adequately reported in the medical literature, we report here a further six cases.
METHODS
The records of all cases of primary splenic
A 62-year-old male with slight fever, anorexia and easy fatigability was found to have a tumor in the left adrenal gland by computed tomogram of abdomen. Further study of angiogram suggesting neoplasm of the left adrenal gland, eventually he was underwent surgical extirpation. Histological study,
BACKGROUND
A 37-year-old man presented with a history of hemoptysis and associated fever, chills, night sweats, and weight loss. The patient had no other pertinent past medical history.
METHODS
Physical examination, CT scan, transesophageal echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, MRI scan, and
A 4-year-old cow initially examined because of hindlimb lameness had a waxing and waning course of illness for 31 weeks. Signs included lameness, swelling of the affected limb, and intermittent fever, and anorexia. Radiography and bacterial culturing suggested osteomyelitis. Terminally, there was
Primary malignant tumors of the small intestine are rare, comprising less than 2% of all gastrointestinal tumors. An 85-year-old woman was admitted with fever of 40 °C and marked abdominal distension. Her medical history was unremarkable, but blood examination showed elevated inflammatory markers.
Angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of vascular endothelial cell origin. Primary hepatic angiosarcoma is rare, most often associated with chronic exposure to toxic substances. The diagnosis of angiosarcoma is based on histological examination. Presenting symptoms are nonspecific, including abdominal
A giant phyllodes tumor of the breast is a rare fibroepithelial lesion, and its treatment is controversial. Many case reports have reported performing skin graft reconstruction after tumor excision. Chest wall resection may be required if the tumor has invaded the chest muscle layer.