Primary intrathoracic malignant fibrous histiocytoma and angiosarcoma
β Scribed by Pui, Margaret H ;Yu, Shen-Ping ;Chen, Jing-Di
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-8461
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β¦ Synopsis
Primary intrathoracic malignant fibrous histiocytoma and angiosarcoma are rare sarcomas constituting less than 0.2% of lung cancers. The typical imaging appearance is a large, wellβcircumscribed, nonβcavitating, nonβcalcified, peripheral lung mass without hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Bronchoscopy and percutaneous needle aspiration are of limited value in differential diagnosis, and thoracotomy is warranted for definitive diagnosis.
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