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Rapid Clinical Course of Cerebral Metastatic Angiosarcoma from the Heart

  • Jung, Seung-Hoon (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Tae-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Joo, Sung-Pil (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyung-Seok (Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun Hospital)
  • Received : 2011.05.20
  • Accepted : 2012.01.11
  • Published : 2012.01.28
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Abstract

We report here one case of rapid and aggressive course of cerebral metastatic angiosarcoma from the heart. A 36-year-old man presented with 10-days history of headache. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated subacute hemorrhage with a small region of enhancement in right parietal region and the pathological diagnosis was angiosarcoma. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated $3.2{\times}3$ cm sized mass on right atrial wall. Newly developed lesion was reoperated, three and four weeks later respectively, and whole brain radiotherapy of total 30 Gy was done. With the interval of two months, gamma knife surgery was done for new lesions two times, which were well controlled. Newly developed lesions rapidly happened even in the adjuvant treatment. He died 9 months after the diagnosis because of the aggravation of primary cancer. The cerebral metastatic angiosarcoma from the heart showed the rapid aggressive behavior and the closed follow-up could be needed for the adjuvant treatment.

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