A rare cause of recurrent hemopneumothorax.

Acta Clin Belg

Department of Pulmonology and Thoracic Oncology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.

Published: June 2020

: Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive tumor of vascular endothelial origin. Pulmonary metastasis can lead to potential life-threatening complications, such as bleeding and pneumothorax.: We report on a 82-year-old male with major hemoptysis, recurrent hemopneumothorax and cystic lung lesions.: Although initial diagnostic findings were misleading, thoracoscopic exploration revealed pulmonary and pleural metastasized angiosarcoma.: The presence of hemoptysis or (recurrent) hemopneumothorax associated with cystic lung lesions should alert the clinician of possible pulmonary metastasized angiosarcoma.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17843286.2019.1578030DOI Listing

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