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Pneumothorax due to Metastasis of Angiosarcoma to the Lung

혈관 육종의 폐 전이에 의한 기흉

  • Haam, Seok-Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Paik, Hyo-Chae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Wan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Ji-Eun (Department of Pathology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Hyung-Yoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Doo-Yun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 함석진 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 백효채 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김창완 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 병리학교실) ;
  • 권지은 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최형윤 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이두연 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2009.10.10
  • Accepted : 2009.11.13
  • Published : 2010.04.05

Abstract

An 80 year-old male with a medical history of angiosarcoma of the scalp visited the Emergency Department complaining of dyspnea, and the chest X-ray revealed pneumothorax. He has undergone scalp resection and radiotherapy three years ago due to angiosarcoma. Due to a persistent air leak, he underwent wedge resection of the lung and was pathologically diagnosed with metastatic angiosarcoma to the lung. He underwent radiotherapy following the lung resection, but he died from his disease at 15 month following surgery due to further aggravation of the lung metastasis. Angiosarcoma is a highly malignant tumor and it frequently occurs on the scalp and face in elderly patients. Angiosarcoma frequently metastasizes to the lung and it may cause pneumothorax as a consequence of a ruptured cavitary lesion. We report here on a case of pneumothorax that was caused by lung metastasis in an elderly patient with a history of angiosarcoma of the scalp.

3년 전 두피에 발생한 혈관 육종의 과거력이 있는 80세 남자 환자가 호흡 곤란을 주소로 본원 응급실 내원하여 시행한 흉부 X-ray상 좌측 기흉이 진단되었다. 환자는 3년 전 혈관 육종으로 두피의 종양 절제와 방사선 치료를 받았다. 입원 후 지속되는 공기 누출로 폐쐐기 절제술을 시행 받았으며 병리 검사상 혈관 육종의 폐전이가 진단되었다. 환자는 방사선 치료를 시행하였으나 혈관 육종의 폐전이 악화로 폐절제술 후 15개월에 사망하였다. 혈관 육종은 노인에서 두피 또는 얼굴에 호발하는 악성도가 높은 종양으로 드물게 폐에 공동성 병변의 형태로 전이되어 기흉을 발생시킨다. 저자들은 두피에 발생한 혈관 육종의 과거력이 있는 환자에서 폐전이에 의한 기흉을 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

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