Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2141852 | Lung Cancer | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Angiosarcoma is a kind of malignant tumors derived from vascular endothelial cell. Its incidence rate is very low. Pulmonary angiosarcomas are usually secondary tumors, and primary cases are less than 20 so far. Here we presented two cases of angiosarcoma involved the lung, and we only confirmed case 2 as a primary pulmonary angiosarcoma. The clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis of pulmonary angiosarcoma were reviewed in this article too.
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Authors
Yan-bin Chen, Ling-chuan Guo, Ling Yang, Wei Feng, Xiu-qin Zhang, Chun-hua Ling, Cheng Ji, Jian-an Huang,