Abstract
Angiosarcoma is a rare but highly malignant tumorthat usually arises in the scalp or face of elderly males. Distant metastases favor the lung, liver, lymph nodes and skin. Metastatic pulmonary angiosarcoma commonly takes the form of a nodule but can sometimes appear as a thin-walled cyst. We report a case of 65 years-old male with a spontaneous pneumothorax, who underwent excision and radiotherapy for an angiosarcoma of the scalp 2 years ago. A chest CT scan revealed multiple cysts in the lung. The video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy demonstrated subpleural cysts without tumor cells. A skin biopsy of the scalp showed an angiosarcoma. This case was diagnosed as a recurrence of an angiosarcoma with a supposed lung metastasis. This case suggests that a spontaneous pneumothorax in elderly people may be secondary to a pulmonary metastasis from an angiosarcoma of the scalp.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 374-378 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 May 1 |
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A case of pneumothorax caused by cystic lung metastasis of angiosarcoma. / Chan, Joo Lee; Choi, Junjeong; Han, Ho Jeon; Kyung, Soo Jung; Byung, Hoon Park; Seon, Cheol Park; Sang, Yun Shin; Wou, Young Chung; Min, Kwang Byun; Ji, Ae Moon; Young, Sam Kim; Se, Kyu Kim; Chang, Joon; Sung, Kyu Kim; Moo, Suk Park.
In: Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Vol. 64, No. 5, 01.05.2008, p. 374-378.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A case of pneumothorax caused by cystic lung metastasis of angiosarcoma
AU - Chan, Joo Lee
AU - Choi, Junjeong
AU - Han, Ho Jeon
AU - Kyung, Soo Jung
AU - Byung, Hoon Park
AU - Seon, Cheol Park
AU - Sang, Yun Shin
AU - Wou, Young Chung
AU - Min, Kwang Byun
AU - Ji, Ae Moon
AU - Young, Sam Kim
AU - Se, Kyu Kim
AU - Chang, Joon
AU - Sung, Kyu Kim
AU - Moo, Suk Park
PY - 2008/5/1
Y1 - 2008/5/1
N2 - Angiosarcoma is a rare but highly malignant tumorthat usually arises in the scalp or face of elderly males. Distant metastases favor the lung, liver, lymph nodes and skin. Metastatic pulmonary angiosarcoma commonly takes the form of a nodule but can sometimes appear as a thin-walled cyst. We report a case of 65 years-old male with a spontaneous pneumothorax, who underwent excision and radiotherapy for an angiosarcoma of the scalp 2 years ago. A chest CT scan revealed multiple cysts in the lung. The video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy demonstrated subpleural cysts without tumor cells. A skin biopsy of the scalp showed an angiosarcoma. This case was diagnosed as a recurrence of an angiosarcoma with a supposed lung metastasis. This case suggests that a spontaneous pneumothorax in elderly people may be secondary to a pulmonary metastasis from an angiosarcoma of the scalp.
AB - Angiosarcoma is a rare but highly malignant tumorthat usually arises in the scalp or face of elderly males. Distant metastases favor the lung, liver, lymph nodes and skin. Metastatic pulmonary angiosarcoma commonly takes the form of a nodule but can sometimes appear as a thin-walled cyst. We report a case of 65 years-old male with a spontaneous pneumothorax, who underwent excision and radiotherapy for an angiosarcoma of the scalp 2 years ago. A chest CT scan revealed multiple cysts in the lung. The video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy demonstrated subpleural cysts without tumor cells. A skin biopsy of the scalp showed an angiosarcoma. This case was diagnosed as a recurrence of an angiosarcoma with a supposed lung metastasis. This case suggests that a spontaneous pneumothorax in elderly people may be secondary to a pulmonary metastasis from an angiosarcoma of the scalp.
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VL - 64
SP - 374
EP - 378
JO - Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
JF - Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
SN - 1738-3536
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