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Int J Angiol 1996; 05(03): 157-159
DOI: 10.1007/BF02043213
Original Article

Angiosarcoma associated with a vascular graft: Case report

Dulce A. Brito
1   IV Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
,
Filomena Carneiro
1   IV Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
,
Mónica Pedro
1   IV Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
,
Lina Salgueiro
1   IV Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
,
Maria J. Palhano
2   Department of Anatomo-Pathology, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
,
José S. Nunes
3   Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
,
Fernando de Pádua
1   IV Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
,
Hugo C. Madeira
1   IV Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
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Abstract

We describe a case of retroperitoneal angiosarcoma in association with an aorta-bifemoral Dacron graft. Surgery was not performed and the patient died. At autopsy, a local extensive, high-grade angiosarcoma was confirmed and a left pulmonar metastase was found. A sarcoma should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of any mass associated with vascular grafts, and an extensive investigation of possible and unsuspected distant metastasis is mandatory in all cases.



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Publication Date:
22 April 2011 (online)

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