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Cancer Control ; 24(2): 198-201, 2017 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28441375

ABSTRACT

A man aged 69 years presented with acute right flank pain secondary to a hemorrhagic large adrenal tumor. En bloc resection was performed to repair the inferior vena cava. Immunoperoxidase levels in the tumor were positive for factor VIII and CD31 and negative for S100, protein Melan-A, CD34, synaptophysin, chromogranin, desmin, muscle specific actin, ETFA (EMA), KRT20 (CK20), CDX2, TTF1, LNPEP (PLAP), inhibin, ?-fetoprotein, CD30, hepatocyte paraffin, and aberrant expression of cytokeratin 7 and pankeratin. The pathological diagnosis was consistent with adrenal angiosarcoma. Obtaining appropriate immunoperoxidase stains and multidisciplinary evaluation helped make the diagnosis of this rare adrenal tumor and determine its management. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and completed 4 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin/ifosfamide and adequately tolerated the treatment. However, positive surgical margins were found, so he was referred to radiation oncology specialists for possible adjuvant radiotherapy to the surgical bed. Weeks after the first initiation of therapy, the patient presented to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath, fatigue, and generalized weakness for 3 days. He was admitted and found to have new-onset anemia and a new-onset, large, right pleural effusion. Thoracentesis performed showed sanguinolent fluid that, after microscopic evaluation, was suggestive of recurrent malignancy. Thoracic aortography performed with subselective catheterization to several arteries (right bronchial, right phrenic, and right renal arteries) did not show any active bleeding. However, the right inferior intercostal and adrenal arteries were presumed to be the reason for the bleeding event, so they were embolized until stasis. The patient remained hemodynamically unstable but eventually experienced multiorgan failure. In spite of aggressive measures, he died 10 days after admission to the hospital.


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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/diagnosis , Hemangiosarcoma/diagnosis , Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/drug therapy , Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/metabolism , Aged , Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism , Chemotherapy, Adjuvant/methods , Hemangiosarcoma/drug therapy , Hemangiosarcoma/metabolism , Humans , Male
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Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R ; 77(10): 410-4, oct. 1985. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-32599

ABSTRACT

El Programa de Trasplante de Puerto Rico comenzó en 1977, primero adscrito al Hospital de la Administración de Veteranos y más recientemente al Hospital Auxilio Mutuo. Este estudio informa nuestros resultados con 168 trasplantes llevados a cabo desde 1977. Tenemos datos completos de 103 trasplantes de donador vivo llevados a cabo en el Programa entre enero de 1977 y junio de 1984. La mayor parte de los pacientes eran varones, entre las edades de 21 a 50 años y de raza blanca. La evaluación de los donadores fue extremadamente estricta con criterios de exclusión muy rígidos. La técnica quirúrgica y el manejo post-trasplante has sido standard con la excepción de que en 1980 se alteró el régimen inmunosupresor para añadir suero antilinfocítico en la terapia de rechazo y a la vez disminuir drásticamente los requisitos de cortico-esteroides. Los resultados de sobrevida de paciente a 3 años plazo para toda la serie es de 92%, pero después de 1980, y quizás como reflejo de los cambios en inmunosupresión, aumentó la sobrevida a 98%. La sobrevida del injerto se ha mantenido estable entre 77 y 82% a 3 años plazo. La mayor parte de las muertes han sido secundarias a sepsis, casi todas relacionadas al manejo del rechazo. Todas las pérdidas de riñón fueron secundarias a rechazo. Informamos una tasa relativamente baja de complicaciones urológicas y técnicas. También informamos una alta prevalencia de hongos cutáneos y, sin embargo, una incidencia casi ausente de hongos sistémicos. Correlacionamos estos resultados con factores relevantes, con atención a detalles técnicos y médicos


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Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Kidney/transplantation , Tissue Donors , Graft Survival , Puerto Rico
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