1. Radiation-associated Angiosarcoma Presenting as Massive Pleural Effusion
- Author
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Hisatsugu Goto, Kozo Kagawa, Makoto Tobiume, Daisuke Matsumoto, Hiroshi Nokihara, Yoshimi Bando, Atsuro Saijo, Hiromitsu Takizawa, Yuriko Morikawa, Hiroshi Kawano, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Hirokazu Ogino, and Satoshi Sakaguchi
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Male ,Secondary cancer ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pleural effusion ,Biopsy ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Hemangiosarcoma ,cell block immunocytochemistry ,pleural effusion ,Cytology ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Angiosarcoma ,thoracoscopic pleural biopsy ,Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,secondary cancer ,angiosarcoma ,business.industry ,Thoracoscopy ,radiation associated sarcoma ,Gingival Carcinoma ,General Medicine ,respiratory system ,medicine.disease ,respiratory tract diseases ,Radiation therapy ,Radiation associated ,Radiology ,business - Abstract
A 67-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for massive pleural effusion. He had a history of mandibular gingival carcinoma treated with radiation therapy (RT). Based on the cytology findings of pleural effusion and a thoracoscopic pleural biopsy, we finally diagnosed him with radiation-associated angiosarcoma. Retrospective cell-block immunocytochemistry with pleural effusion also showed potential utility for the diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of considering the possibility of radiation-associated secondary cancer in patients with pleural effusion who have a history of RT.
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- 2022