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Cytological diagnosis of angiosarcoma was successfully performed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy and ascites fluid in an immunosuppressed patient.
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This case report describes the rare cytological diagnosis of angiosarcoma in an immunosuppressed patient 6 years after multi-visceral transplantation.
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Should not change practice; extends limited evidence for cytological diagnosis in rare post-transplant angiosarcoma but requires validation.
Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor of soft tissue. It can arise in almost any part of the body, most commonly in the skin and the superficial soft tissue in the head and neck region. Although the etiology of angiosarcoma is unknown, there are several well-known risk factors, such as chronic lymphedema, exposure to radiation, toxins, and foreign bodies. It rarely occurs in transplant patients. Cytological criteria for the diagnosis of angiosarcoma have not been fully established, having been described only in a few cases, mostly fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB). Herein, we present a case of angiosarcoma arising in an immunosuppressed patient status post multi-visceral transplantation and diagnosed by cytology. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of such a case in the English literature. The cytological findings from endoscopic ultrasound-guided FNAB and ascites fluid are discussed.
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Chen et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Angiosarcoma (n=1). Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy and ascites fluid cytology was evaluated. Cytological diagnosis of angiosarcoma was successfully performed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy and ascites fluid in an immunosuppressed patient.
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