Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회지)

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
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Angiosarcoma of the Chest Wall associated with Chronic Empyema and Pulmonary Metastasis: A Case Report

만성 농흉과 연관하여 발생한 흉벽의 혈관육종과 폐전이

  • Kim, Dong-Won (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Nam (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Yun (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Roh, Mee-Sook (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University)
  • 김동원 (동아의대병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이기남 (동아의대병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이상윤 (동아의대병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 노미숙 (동아의대병원 병리과)
  • Published : 2011.01.01
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Abstract

Angiosarcoma of the chest wall is a very rare tumor and it is difficult to radiologically differentiate this tumor from other malignant tumors. Chronic tuberculous empyema is a predisposing factor that has been associated with angiosarcoma. We report here on a case of a 66-year-old man with angiosarcoma that arose in the chest wall. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a heterogeneous enhancing mass in the chest wall with calcified pleural thickening and multiple pulmonary nodules with the halo sign, which all indicated the presence of sarcoma with hypervascular metastases.

흉벽의 혈관육종은 아주 드문 종양이며 영상의학적으로 다른 악성 종양과 감별이 어렵다. 만성 결핵성 농흉은 혈관육종의 선행인자로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 66세 남성에게서 발생한 만성 결핵성 농흉과 연관하여 생긴 혈관육종과 특징적인 과혈관성 폐전이를 경험하였고 이 영상 소견이 종양 감별에 도움을 주기에 보고하고자 한다.

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