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Deguchi S, Nakasu Y, Sakaida T, Akimoto J, Tanahashi K, Natsume A, Takahashi M, Okuda T, Asakura H, Mitsuya K, Hayashi N, Narita Y. Surgical outcome and graded prognostic assessment of patients with brain metastasis from adult sarcoma: multi-institutional retrospective study in Japan. Int J Clin Oncol 2020; 25:1995-2005. [PMID: 32648133 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-020-01740-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Brain metastasis (BM) is an uncommon complication of sarcomas with a poor prognosis. Little information is available about the feasibility and prognostic factors of surgical resection of BM from sarcomas. METHODS This study involved a retrospective analysis of 22 patients with BM from sarcomas who underwent resection at six institutes in Japan. Prognostic factors were analyzed to develop a graded prognostic assessment (GPA) using the log-rank test and Cox regression analysis. For validation of this GPA, we collected data on 100 surgical cases from 48 published reports. RESULTS Postoperative Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) improved in 50% of our patients. Median overall survival (OS) was 21 months. Multivariate analysis showed age and alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) were significant preoperative prognostic factors (P < 0.05). RTOG-RPA classification had no significant prognostic value. We developed a GPA system for OS after resection of BM. A score of 0 was assigned to patients aged 18-29 years with non-ASPS, 2 to patients aged 18-29 years with ASPS or 30-76 years with non-ASPS, and 4 to patients aged 30-76 years with ASPS. Median OS for patients with GPA scores of 0, 2, and 4 were 6.5, 16.0, and 44.0 months, respectively (P = 0.002). The results were validated by the data of 100 cases compiled (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Median OS of patients with BM from sarcomas was comparable to that from carcinomas after resection. A new sarcoma-specific GPA may help patients and clinicians to select resection as an option for treatment of BM from sarcomas.
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- Shoichi Deguchi
- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-nagakubo, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-nagakubo, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Neurological Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neuro-Oncology, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Radiation and Proton Therapy Center, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-nagakubo, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-nagakubo, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neuro-Oncology, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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A radiological and clinical description of metastatic angiosarcoma simulating a hydatid cyst. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 39:440-447. [PMID: 31584759 PMCID: PMC7357370 DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.4335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Los angiosarcomas son sarcomas malignos que se originan en las células endoteliales vasculares. Su diagnóstico diferencial es muy amplio debido a su parecido con otras enfermedades, como las parasitarias, y usualmente es un diagnóstico por exclusión. La neurocisticercosis y la hidatidosis cerebral son parasitosis intestinales que pueden comprometer el sistema nervioso central y tienen mayor incidencia en los países suramericanos. El diagnóstico se establece a partir del perfil epidemiológico, el estudio parasitológico, la apariencia radiológica de las lesiones y el estudio de histopatología del espécimen. Se presenta el caso de una adolescente con factores de riesgo para parasitosis y neuroimágenes sugestivas de hidatidosis cerebral, cuyo diagnóstico definitivo fue angiosarcoma cardiaco metastásico.
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Drosos E, Kalyvas A, Komaitis S, Skandalakis GP, Kalamatianos T, Liouta E, Neromyliotis E, Alexiou GA, Stranjalis G, Koutsarnakis C. Angiosarcoma-related cerebral metastases: a systematic review of the literature. Neurosurg Rev 2019; 43:1019-1038. [PMID: 31165296 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-019-01127-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Angiosarcoma-related cerebral metastases have only been recorded in a few case reports and case series and have not been systematically reviewed to date. Our objective was therefore to perform a systematic literature review on cases of angiosarcomas metastasizing to the brain to inform current practice. All three major libraries-PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane-were systematically searched, until January 2019. Articles in English reporting angiosarcoma-related cerebral metastases via hematogenous route were included. Our search yielded 45 articles (38 case reports, 5 retrospective studies, 1 case series and 1 letter to the editor), totaling 48 patients (mean age 47.9 years). The main primary site was the heart. The mean time of diagnosis of cerebral metastases following primary tumor identification was 4.9 months. In 15 cases, the brain was the only metastatic site. In cases of multiple extracerebral metastases, the most common sites were the lung and bone. Acute intracerebral supratentorial hemorrhage was the most common presenting radiological feature. Treatment strategies were almost equally divided between the surgical (with or without adjuvant treatment) and the medical arm. Mean overall survival was 7.2 months while progression-free survival was 1.5 months. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic literature review on angiosarcoma-related cerebral metastases. This pathology proves to be an extremely rare clinical entity and carries a poor prognosis, and no consensus has been reached regarding treatment.
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- Evangelos Drosos
- Athens Microneurosurgery Laboratory, Ploutarhou 3, Athens, Greece.,Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens, Greece
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- Athens Microneurosurgery Laboratory, Ploutarhou 3, Athens, Greece.,Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens, Greece.,Hellenic Center for Neurosurgical Research "Petros Kokkalis", Ploutarxhou 3, Athens, Greece
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- Athens Microneurosurgery Laboratory, Ploutarhou 3, Athens, Greece.,Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens, Greece.,Hellenic Center for Neurosurgical Research "Petros Kokkalis", Ploutarxhou 3, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Neurosurgical Research "Petros Kokkalis", Ploutarxhou 3, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Center for Neurosurgical Research "Petros Kokkalis", Ploutarxhou 3, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens, Greece
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- Neurosurgery Department, University of Ioannina, Leof. Stavrou Niarchou, Ioannina, Greece
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- Athens Microneurosurgery Laboratory, Ploutarhou 3, Athens, Greece.,Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens, Greece.,Hellenic Center for Neurosurgical Research "Petros Kokkalis", Ploutarxhou 3, Athens, Greece
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- Athens Microneurosurgery Laboratory, Ploutarhou 3, Athens, Greece. .,Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ypsilantou 45-47, Athens, Greece. .,Hellenic Center for Neurosurgical Research "Petros Kokkalis", Ploutarxhou 3, Athens, Greece.
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Primary Cardiac Sarcoma: A Rare, Aggressive Malignancy with a High Propensity for Brain Metastases. Sarcoma 2019; 2019:1960593. [PMID: 30962762 PMCID: PMC6431449 DOI: 10.1155/2019/1960593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Primary cardiac sarcoma (PCS) has a poor prognosis compared to other sarcomas due to late presentation, challenging resection, incidence of metastases, and limited efficacy of systemic therapies. Methods A medical record search engine was queried to identify patients diagnosed with PCS from 1992 to 2017 at the University of Michigan. Results Thirty-nine patients with PCS had a median age of 41 years (range 2–77). Common histologies were angiosarcoma (AS, 14), high-grade undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS, 10), and leiomyosarcoma (LMS, 5). Sites of origin were left atrium (18), right atrium (16), and pericardium (5). AS was the most common right-sided tumor; UPS was more common on the left. Eighteen patients presented with metastases involving lung (10), bone (7), liver (5), and brain (4). Twenty-five patients underwent resection, achieving 3 R0 resections. Patients received a median of 2 (1–6) systemic therapies. Median overall survival (OS) was 12.1 months (range 0–79). Median OS was 14.0 months and 8.2 months in patients who did or did not undergo resection, respectively (p=0.018). Brain metastases occurred in 12 (31%) patients, 9 (75%) of whom had left heart tumors, at a median of 8.5 months (range 0–75) from diagnosis. Median OS was 5.6 months (range 0–30) after the diagnosis of brain metastases. Conclusions PCS portends a poor prognosis, because of difficulty in obtaining complete resection of sarcoma, advanced stage at diagnosis, and high risk of brain metastases. Providers should be aware of the increased risk of brain metastases and consider brain imaging at diagnosis and follow-up.
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Shweikeh F, Bukavina L, Saeed K, Sarkis R, Suneja A, Sweiss F, Drazin D. Brain metastasis in bone and soft tissue cancers: a review of incidence, interventions, and outcomes. Sarcoma 2014; 2014:475175. [PMID: 24757391 PMCID: PMC3976890 DOI: 10.1155/2014/475175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bone and soft tissue malignancies account for a small portion of brain metastases. In this review, we characterize their incidence, treatments, and prognosis. Most of the data in the literature is based on case reports and small case series. Less than 5% of brain metastases are from bone and soft tissue sarcomas, occurring most commonly in Ewing's sarcoma, malignant fibrous tumors, and osteosarcoma. Mean interval from initial cancer diagnosis to brain metastasis is in the range of 20-30 months, with most being detected before 24 months (osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma), some at 24-36 months (malignant fibrous tumors, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, and alveolar soft part sarcoma), and a few after 36 months (chondrosarcoma and liposarcoma). Overall mean survival ranges between 7 and 16 months, with the majority surviving < 12 months (Ewing's sarcoma, liposarcoma, malignant fibrous tumors, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, angiosarcoma and chordomas). Management is heterogeneous involving surgery, radiosurgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. While a survival advantage may exist for those given aggressive treatment involving surgical resection, such patients tended to have a favorable preoperative performance status and minimal systemic disease.
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- Faris Shweikeh
- College of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, 4209 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, OH 44303, USA
- Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- College of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, 4209 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272, USA
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- College of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, 4209 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Jung SH, Jung TY, Joo SP, Kim HS. Rapid clinical course of cerebral metastatic angiosarcoma from the heart. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2012; 51:47-50. [PMID: 22396844 PMCID: PMC3291707 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2012.51.1.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Revised: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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We report here one case of rapid and aggressive course of cerebral metastatic angiosarcoma from the heart. A 36-year-old man presented with 10-days history of headache. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated subacute hemorrhage with a small region of enhancement in right parietal region and the pathological diagnosis was angiosarcoma. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated 3.2×3 cm sized mass on right atrial wall. Newly developed lesion was reoperated, three and four weeks later respectively, and whole brain radiotherapy of total 30 Gy was done. With the interval of two months, gamma knife surgery was done for new lesions two times, which were well controlled. Newly developed lesions rapidly happened even in the adjuvant treatment. He died 9 months after the diagnosis because of the aggravation of primary cancer. The cerebral metastatic angiosarcoma from the heart showed the rapid aggressive behavior and the closed follow-up could be needed for the adjuvant treatment.
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- Seung-Hoon Jung
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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Choi KS, Chun HJ, Yi HJ, Kim JT. Intracranial invasion from recurrent angiosarcoma of the scalp. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2008; 43:201-4. [PMID: 19096645 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.43.4.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2007] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Angiosarcoma of the brain, either primary or metastatic is extremely rare. Moreover, angiosarcoma metastasizing to the brain is also highly unlike to occur comparing with metastases to the other organs. Thus, an ideal treatment strategy has not been established. A 67-year-old man with past surgical history of a scalp angiosarcoma underwent surgical resection of intracranial invasion. Because of wide scalp flap excision and resultant poor vascularity of the scalp flap, additional radiation was not provided. Because adjuvant therapy is impossible due to poor scalp condition, more careful but ample resection of the primary lesion is essential to conduct initial operation.
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- Kyu-Sun Choi
- Department of Neurosurgery , Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Guode Z, Qi P, Hua G, Shangchen X, Hanbin W. Primary cerebellopontine angle angiosarcoma. J Clin Neurosci 2008; 15:942-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2006] [Revised: 10/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Regel JP, Pospiech J, Baume B, van de Nes JAP. Cerebral metastasis from an undifferentiated sarcoma of the left atrium. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2006; 148:595-6. [PMID: 16493525 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-006-0730-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2004] [Accepted: 11/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A rare case of a cerebral metastasis 13 months after open heart surgery because of an undifferentiated sarcoma of the left atrium is presented.
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- J P Regel
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical School Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Matsuno A, Nagashima T, Tajima Y, Sugano I. A diagnostic pitfall: Angiosarcoma of the brain mimicking cavernous angioma. J Clin Neurosci 2005; 12:688-91. [PMID: 16023347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2004] [Accepted: 08/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Primary or secondary angiosarcoma in the central nervous system is rarely reported. We present a rare case of cerebral angiosarcoma, which comprised both poorly-differentiated solid areas and well-differentiated areas that led to the misdiagnosis of cavernous angioma. A 79-year old woman presented with an intracerebral hematoma in the left frontal lobe that was misdiagnosed as a hemorrhage from a cavernous angioma at initial operation. At a second surgery, the lesion was diagnosed as angiosarcoma involving the cerebellum, heart, femur, sacro-iliac bones and other locations. An autopsy suggested that the angiosarcoma of the heart was the primary lesion, which was occult at the time of the initial operation. Angiosarcoma may have areas with different degrees of differentiation and when a cavernous angioma is suspected histopathologically, the specimen should also be carefully explored for poorly-differentiated areas and the diagnosis of primary or secondary angiosarcoma considered.
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- Akira Matsuno
- Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Ichihara Hospital, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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Akutsu H, Tsuboi K, Sakamoto N, Nose T, Honma S, Jikuya T. Cerebral metastasis from angiosarcoma of the aortic wall: case report. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 61:68-71. [PMID: 14706384 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-3019(03)00297-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary or metastatic cerebral angiosarcoma is extremely rare, and only limited cases have been reported. The authors here describe a case of angiosarcoma, which was initially identified and diagnosed by the cerebral metastatic lesion; later examinations suggested that the primary site was the abdominal aorta. CASE DESCRIPTION A 53-year-old man, who had suffered an abdominal aortic aneurysm 2 months earlier, experienced a sudden onset of left-sided hemifacial convulsion and dysarthric speech. Computed tomography (CT) showed a hemorrhagic mass lesion with perifocal edema in the right frontal lobe. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a regionally marked hypointensity in the mass lesion on both T1- and T2-weighted images, which might suggest hemosiderin deposition. The tumor was removed in its entirety. Pathologic examination revealed an old hematoma with a hemosiderin deposit containing markedly atypical tumor cells, and angiosarcoma was diagnosed. Resection of the abdominal aortic aneurysm and iliac bone biopsy were performed and angiosarcoma was recognized in each surgical specimen. Based on clinical and pathologic findings, the primary site was considered to be the abdominal aorta. CONCLUSIONS Clinicians should be aware of this rare histologic type of tumor. Unique MRI findings such as those obtained in our case might be useful for differentiating this condition from other intracranial neoplasms.
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- Hiroyoshi Akutsu
- Departments of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Liassides C, Katsamaga M, Deretzi G, Koutsimanis V, Zacharakis G. Cerebral Metastasis from Heart Angiosarcoma Presenting as Multiple Hematomas. J Neuroimaging 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2004.tb00220.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Mühlau M, Schlegel J, Von Einsiedel HG, Conrad B, Sander D. Multiple progressive intracerebral hemorrhages due to an angiosarcoma: a case report. Eur J Neurol 2003; 10:741-2. [PMID: 14641524 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Identification of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and the underlying cause is a common clinical problem. Rare causes of ICH can be particularly difficult to diagnose. We describe a man on oral anticoagulation with multiple progressive ICHs, who initially showed no signs of a malignant disease. After normalisation of all coagulation tests, the ICHs continued to spread. Autopsy examination revealed an angiosarcoma. Multiple progressive ICHs caused by an angiosarcoma that mainly affects the brain have not yet been described. In the presence of normal coagulation tests, further progression of ICH should raise questions about common causes of ICH such as oral anticoagulation in our case.
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- M Mühlau
- Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Gallo P, Dini LI, Saraiva GA, Sonda I, Isolan G. Hemorrhage in cerebral metastasis from angiosarcoma of the heart: case report. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2001; 59:793-6. [PMID: 11593285 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000500026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this article is to describe the clinical and pathological features of metastatic angiosarcoma in the central nervous system. Only a few cases of cerebral metastasis from angiosarcoma of the heart have been recorded in the literature; particularly related to intracerebral hemorrhage. A case of secondary cerebral angiosarcoma of the heart in a 33 years old man is presented. The initial symptoms were headache, vomiting, lethargy and aphasia. There was a mass in the left temporal lobe with hemorrhage and edema on the computerized tomography (CT). After 24 hours the neurological status worsened and another CT scan showed rebleeding on the tumor area. He underwent an emergency craniotomy but died two days after. Considering the longer survival of sarcoma patients with new modalities of treatment, the incidence of brain metastasis may increase, demanding a better preventive and more aggressive approach. Besides, due to the hemorrhagic nature of such lesions, we suggest the immediate surgery to prevent a fast and lethal evolution because rebleeding.
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- P Gallo
- Neurosurgery Department, Cristo Redentor Hospital, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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