Radically resected epithelioid angiosarcoma that originated in the mediastinum
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Shinya Tane, MD · Yugo Tanaka, MD Syunsuke Tauchi, MD · Kazuya Uchino, MD Reiko Nakai, MD · Masahiro Yoshimura, MD
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Angiosarcoma is a rare neoplasm, accounting for only 1%–2% of all sarcomas. It occurs most frequently in the skin and soft tissue and rarely in the thoracic region. To our knowledge, a mediastinal angiosarcoma is extremely rare. We report on the surgical resection of a rare case of giant epithelioid angiosarcoma originating in the anterior mediastinum, followed by six courses of adjuvant chemotherapy (doxorubicin + ifosfamide). The patient is alive and asymptomatic 1 year after surgery. As the prognosis for unresectable cases is generally dismal, surgical resection and adjuvant therapy can be an option for mediastinal angiosarcoma.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 59:503–506 DOI 10.1007/s11748-010-0710-z Received: 21 May 2010 / Accepted: 6 September 2010
