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ArticleCase reports in pulmonology2023

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Associated with Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Lung: A Challenging Diagnosis.

Felix Wuest, Andreas Gebhardt, Claudia Grosswendt, Sergej Griff, Antonina Zhilina, Samantha Taber, Jens Kollmeier, Torsten T Bauer

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Article in Case reports in pulmonology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Felix WuestDepartment of Pneumology, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Walterhoeferstrasse 11 14165 Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3722-6876
Andreas GebhardtDepartment of Pneumology, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Walterhoeferstrasse 11 14165 Berlin, Germany.
Claudia GrosswendtInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany.
Sergej GriffInstitute of Pathology, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany.
Antonina ZhilinaInstitute of Pathology, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany.
Samantha TaberDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin, Germany.
Jens KollmeierDepartment of Pneumology, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Walterhoeferstrasse 11 14165 Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8048-3895
Torsten T BauerDepartment of Pneumology, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Walterhoeferstrasse 11 14165 Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1275-7361
Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 68-year-old patient presented with persistent hemoptysis and weight loss. A CT scan showing diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacities and nodules was followed by bronchoscopy. While diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) could be seen, specimens obtained during bronchoscopy did not provide conclusive histological findings. The decision was made to conduct video-assisted wedge resection, after which histological examinations revealed the diagnosis of bifocal nodular manifestation of an epithelioid angiosarcoma in the lung. Being a rare entity even among sarcomas, these kinds of tumors can be primary lung tissue angiosarcomas or metastatic lesions with primaries in places like the skin, breast, and heart. Treatment usually includes chemotherapy, but prognosis remains grim. This case highlights that in DAH, uncommon causes should be considered, and sufficient probe gathering is the key to early diagnosis and treatment.

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