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A 67-year-old man with primary renal angiosarcoma underwent open radical nephrectomy and was started on paclitaxel-based chemotherapy.
Case Report (n=1)
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Primary renal angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor that requires awareness and a multidisciplinary approach for management.
May support multidisciplinary care for rare renal angiosarcoma; leaves open optimal regimens in larger series.
Primary angiosarcoma of the kidney is a rare tumor with only a few case reports in the literature. Management is not standardized and the prognosis is poor. However, clinicians need to be aware of this uncommon entity.
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Sabharwal et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Primary renal angiosarcoma (n=1). Open radical nephrectomy and paclitaxel-based chemotherapy was evaluated. A 67-year-old man with primary renal angiosarcoma underwent open radical nephrectomy and was started on paclitaxel-based chemotherapy.
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