Radiation-associated Angiosarcoma Presenting as Massive Pleural Effusion. 2022

Hirokazu Ogino, and Makoto Tobiume, and Kozo Kagawa, and Hiroshi Kawano, and Satoshi Sakaguchi, and Atsuro Saijo, and Daisuke Matsumoto, and Hiromitsu Takizawa, and Yuriko Morikawa, and Yoshimi Bando, and Hisatsugu Goto, and Hiroshi Nokihara, and Yasuhiko Nishioka
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Japan.

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.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010996 Pleural Effusion Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself. Effusion, Pleural,Effusions, Pleural,Pleural Effusions
D006394 Hemangiosarcoma A rare malignant neoplasm characterized by rapidly proliferating, extensively infiltrating, anaplastic cells derived from blood vessels and lining irregular blood-filled or lumpy spaces. (Stedman, 25th ed) Angiosarcoma,Angiosarcomas,Hemangiosarcomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001706 Biopsy Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body. Biopsies
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013906 Thoracoscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the pleural cavity. Endoscopy, Pleural,Pleural Endoscopy,Pleuroscopy,Surgical Procedures, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgery, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgery,Endoscopies, Pleural,Pleural Endoscopies,Pleuroscopies,Surgeries, Thoracoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgeries,Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedure,Thoracoscopies

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