ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Primary chest wall angiosarcoma
Pınar Akın Kabalak1, Nalan Demir1, Bülent Yalçın2, Koray Ceyhan3, Demet Karnak1
1Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
2Departments of Medical Oncology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
3Departments of Pathology and Cytology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.10388
In this article, we report a unique case of angiosarcoma with multiple pleura-pulmonary metastases that involved the chest wall. Ultrasonography guided fine needle aspiration biopsy and immunohistochemical staining led to the diagnosis. Distant metastases were detected on thyroid and lymph nodes. Vascular neoplasms must be considered in the differential diagnosis of chest wall tumors.
Keywords : Fine needle aspiration biopsy; immunohistochemical staining; soft tissue tumors; ultrasonography
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