Epithelioid angiosarcoma: A rare cause of pericarditis and pleural effusion

Angiosarcomas are rare cancers accounting for less than 2% of all soft tissue sarcomas. We report the case of an unusual presentation of pleural epithelioid angiosarcoma in a patient with constrictive pericarditis and recurrent pleural effusion. A 62 year old smoker presented with acute chest pain....

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Main Authors: Urshila Durani, Alice Gallo de Moraes, Joel Beachey, Darlene Nelson, Steven Robinson, Nandan S. Anavekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117301910