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Asthma , Nasal Polyps , Pulmonary Eosinophilia , Rhinitis , Sinusitis , Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized , Asthma/complications , Asthma/diagnosis , Asthma/drug therapy , Chronic Disease , Humans , Interleukin-5 , Nasal Polyps/complications , Pulmonary Eosinophilia/chemically induced , Pulmonary Eosinophilia/diagnosis , Pulmonary Eosinophilia/drug therapy , Rhinitis/complications , Rhinitis/diagnosis , Rhinitis/drug therapy , Sinusitis/complications , Sinusitis/drug therapyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND Primary aortic sarcoma often poses diagnostic challenges for pathologists and clinicians because of a very low incidence and controversy over nomenclature and definition. We report a case of aortic angiosarcoma in association with a graft. We also conducted a clinicopathological review of cases of primary aortic sarcomas associated with implanted grafts. CASE REPORT The patient was an 82-year-old woman. She underwent thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) at age 78 because of an aneurysm in the descending aorta. Approximately 4 years after the TEVAR, computed tomography revealed a type II endoleak and expansion of the aneurysm. Her c-reactive protein level rose to 34 mg/dL, and Ga scintigraphy showed 67Ga accumulation at the aneurysm. She had fever up to 39°C, and a stent graft infection was suspected. Despite administration of antibiotics, her condition deteriorated, and she died. Postmortem examination identified epithelioid aortic angiosarcoma at the aorta with aneurysm repair and the graft, and the aortic angiosarcoma invaded the left lower lobe of the lung. CONCLUSIONS Our clinicopathological review revealed that the proper clinical diagnosis was very difficult owing to confusion of aortic sarcoma after the implantation with the infected graft, atypical endoleak, or pseudoaneurysm. The histological diagnosis was ambiguous because immunohistochemical and genetic studies were not adequately conducted. Overall prognosis of aortic sarcoma is poor as most patients die within a year, with no effective treatments. It is hoped that recent projects for genomic medicine will provide useful insights about the diagnosis and treatment of these cancers.
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal , Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic , Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation , Endovascular Procedures , Hemangiosarcoma , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Aorta, Thoracic , Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/surgery , Blood Vessel Prosthesis , Female , Hemangiosarcoma/diagnosis , Hemangiosarcoma/surgery , Humans , Stents , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
A 73-year-old man presented with anemia, and gastroscopy showed a nonpigmented tumor in the esophagogastric junction. The result of the tumor biopsy initially suspected poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. However, additional immunohistochemical examination revealed malignant melanoma. The final diagnosis was amelanotic malignant melanoma of the esophagogastric junction with adrenal and spinal metastasis. Although immunotherapy was performed, the patient died 132 days after diagnosis.
