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A 72-year-old man with chronic empyema was successfully diagnosed with pleural angiosarcoma through multiple biopsies via an open-window thoracostomy.
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When a mass appears in the thoracic cavity after treatment for chronic empyema, it is important to suspect malignancy and perform thorough investigation, ensuring sufficient tissue volume is obtained during biopsy.
Angiosarcoma should be considered with new mass in chronic empyema; Level 5 data leave open standardized biopsy thresholds.
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Uchiyama et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Chronic empyema-associated pleural angiosarcoma (n=1). Open-window thoracostomy and multiple biopsies was evaluated on Diagnosis of pleural angiosarcoma. A 72-year-old man with chronic empyema was successfully diagnosed with pleural angiosarcoma through multiple biopsies via an open-window thoracostomy.
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