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Primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the lung presenting as pulmonary hemorrhage
M N Sheppard1, D M Hansell, R M Du Bois
1Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Human Pathology
|March 1, 1997
Abstract:
Pulmonary angiosarcomas are usually secondary tumors, and only a few primary cases have been described. We report a unique case of epithelioid angiosarcoma arising in the lungs as a bilateral multinodular infiltrate and presenting as pulmonary hemorrhage. Because of its epithelioid histology, this tumor may resemble a carcinoma, also staining positively for keratin markers. Therefore, unless the diagnosis of epithelioid angiosarcoma is considered and endothelial markers used, the diagnosis of epithelioid angiosarcoma may be overlooked at this site.