Primary angiosarcoma arising in an angiomyolipoma of the kidney: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Primary angiosarcoma of the kidney is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor presenting with a recognizable vascular differentiation. Its prognosis is fatal and the pathogenesis remains unclear. Renal angiomyolipoma is a relatively infrequent renal cortical neoplasm and is compose...

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Main Authors: Hongwei Guan, Lizhi Zhang, Qiuping Zhang, Wenjing Qi, Suling Xie, Jinping Hou, Huali Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-018-0730-z