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Review
. 2005 Sep;19(5):744-8.
doi: 10.1007/s10016-005-5436-5.

Aortic angiosarcoma presenting as distal arterial embolization

Christopher J Abularrage  1 , Jonathan M Weiswasser, Paul W White, Subodh Arora, Anton N Sidawy
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Review

Aortic angiosarcoma presenting as distal arterial embolization

Christopher J Abularrage et al. Ann Vasc Surg. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

Aortic angiosarcoma is a rare, malignant neoplasm of the vasculature, with 24 case reports in the literature. Patients usually present with either aneurysmal or occlusive disease. Treatment consists of en bloc resection of the vessel and contiguous structures with postoperative chemoradiation therapy. Despite surgery and adjunctive measures, prognosis remains dismal as a result of early metastasis and late diagnosis. We report a case of aortic angiosarcoma that presented with distal thromboembolic phenomenon.

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