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[Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the adrenal gland. Report of a case]
Emilio Mayayo Artal1, Virginia Gómez-Aracil, José María Solé-Poblet
1Servicio de Patología, Hospital Universitario de Tarragona Juan XXIII, C/Dr. Mallafré Guasch, 4 43007 Tarragona, España.
Objectives:
We report one case of adrenal epithelioid angiosarcoma.
Methods:
We review the clinical and histopathological features of this rare adrenal sarcoma and perform a bibliographic review.
Results:
A 60 year old male without past medical history presented with a six week flank pain. CT scan and MRI showed a big adrenal tumor without renal involvement. Definitive diagnosis was obtained by histopathological study and immunohistochemical techniques.
Conclusions:
Although adrenal sarcomas are rare, angiosarcoma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of every adrenal tumor. Surgery is the treatment of choice with or without adjuvant chemotherapy/radiotherapy, depending on pathological stage and prognostic factors derived from the histopathological study.