Browsing by Subject "Epithelioid angiosarcoma"

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    Genetic alterations in pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and epithelioid angiosarcoma
    (Murcia: F. Hernández, 2011) Cao, Y.; Zou, S.M.; Zhang, K.T.; Lu, N.; Liu, Y.; Feng, L.; Wen, P.; Han, N.J.; Lin, D.M.
    Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a low-to-intermediate-grade vascular tumor that occurs in many organs, and epithelioid angiosarcoma (EA) is a subtype of angiosarcoma that is associated with highgrade malignancy. These two types of tumors have different forms of biological behavior. Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH) and epithelioid angiosarcoma (PEA) are both very rare, and genetic studies on them are extremely limited. We examined and compared the cytogenetic characteristics of these two types of lung tumors in two patients utilizing the Array-Comparative Genomic Hybridization (Array-CGH) method. Considerable differences in the cytogenetic characteristics were observed between the two types of tumors. Small fragment gains (<10 MB) were dominant in PEH, whereas large fragment gains and deletions (>10 MB) were dominant in PEA. Some large fragment alterations, such as gains in chromosomes 19q and 19p, and deletions in chromosomes 9p and 13q, involved over half of a chromosome arm. PEH and PEA showed great cytogenetic differences; therefore, further genetic studies on these two types of tumors are warranted.
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    Widespread epithelioid angiosarcoma with ventricular wall involvement in a dog
    (F. Hernández y Juan F. Madrid. Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, 2012) Gázquez, A.; Martín de las Mulas, J.; Millán Ruiz, Y.; Garcia, A.; Masot, A.J.; Redondo, E.
    This paper reports on a canine angiosarcoma, presenting as an “undifferentiated metastasizing tumor”. A 14-year-old female Cocker Spaniel was referred to the University of Extremadura Veterinary Clinic for clinical examination after suffering rapid deterioration, with chronic cough, anorexia and cachexia. One week after clinical examination, the dog died of right congestive heart failure and ventricular arrhythmia. Blood counts revealed lymphopenia and platelet depletion. The biochemistry profile was within normal limits, except for a drop in blood urea nitrogen. Cytological evaluation of liver and spleen biopsies revealed clustered anaplastic cells that lacked convincing tissue differentiation. Major findings at necropsy were enlarged spleen and multiple, beige to dark-red nodules ranging from 0.5 to 3 cm in diameter in the heart, lung, liver and spleen. At histological examination, multiple nests of anaplastic epithelioid cells were found in sections from all affected organs. Immunohistochemistry revealed widespread expression of CD31 and Factor VIII-related antigen. The neoplastic cells were negative for CD 18. The diagnosis of epithelioid angiosarcoma, localized in the myocardium, lung, liver and spleen was made. The primary site of the neoplasm could not be determined