Primary renal angiosarcoma: Case report and literature review

Auteurs-es

  • Ahmed Chaabouni Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Tunisia
  • Nouri Rebai Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Tunisia
  • Kamel Chabchoub Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Tunisia
  • Mohamed Fourati Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Tunisia
  • Mahdi Bouacida Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Tunisia
  • Mourad Hadj Slimen Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Tunisia
  • Ali Bahloul Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Tunisia
  • Mohamed Nabil Mhiri Department of Urology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Tunisia

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.1396

Résumé

Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumour occurring in less than 2% of soft tissue sarcomas. Angiosarcoma involving the kidney usually represents metastasis from skin or visceral primary lesions, while angiosarcoma primarily occurring in the kidney is a very rare neoplasm. We report a case of angiosarcoma of the right kidney in a 59-year-old male. The computed tomography scan showed a solid tumour with a low increased density after administration of contrast medium. Histological examination of the piece of nephrectomy confirmed the diagnosis.

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2013-06-12

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Chaabouni, A., Rebai, N., Chabchoub, K., Fourati, M., Bouacida, M., Slimen, M. H., … Mhiri, M. N. (2013). Primary renal angiosarcoma: Case report and literature review. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 7(5-6), e430–2. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.1396

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Case Report