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A rare cause of recurrent hemopneumothorax.

Mike RalkiAlaaddin YilmazJacques VanwingKristof Cuppens
Published in: Acta clinica Belgica (2019)
Background: Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive tumor of vascular endothelial origin. Pulmonary metastasis can lead to potential life-threatening complications, such as bleeding and pneumothorax.Methods: We report on a 82-year-old male with major hemoptysis, recurrent hemopneumothorax and cystic lung lesions.Results: Although initial diagnostic findings were misleading, thoracoscopic exploration revealed pulmonary and pleural metastasized angiosarcoma.Conclusion: The presence of hemoptysis or (recurrent) hemopneumothorax associated with cystic lung lesions should alert the clinician of possible pulmonary metastasized angiosarcoma.
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