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Vol. 33. Issue 4.
Pages 199-203 (July - August 2022)
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Vol. 33. Issue 4.
Pages 199-203 (July - August 2022)
Case Report
Primary central nervous system angiosarcoma with recurrent acute subdural hematoma
Angiosarcoma cerebral primario del sistema nervioso central con hematoma subdural agudo recurrente
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Marc Valera-Meléa,
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, Juan Vicente Darriba Allésa, Fernando Ruiz Juretschkea, Emma Sola Vendrellb, José Manuel Hernández Povedaa, Antonio Montalvo Afonsoc, Vicente Casitas Hernandoa, Roberto García Leala
a Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Calle Doctor Esquerdo 46, 28007 Madrid, Spain
b Department of Neuropathology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Calle Doctor Esquerdo 46, 28007 Madrid, Spain
c Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Avenida Islas Baleares 3, 09006 Burgos, Spain
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Angiosarcoma is an infrequent tumor among sarcomas, especially presenting as a primary tumor within the central nervous system, which can lead to a rapid neurological deterioration and death in few months. We present a 41-year old man with a right frontal enhancing hemorrhagic lesion. Surgery was performed with histopathological findings suggesting a primary central nervous system angiosarcoma. He was discharged uneventfully and received adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. At 5 months, the follow-up MRI showed two lesions with an acute subdural hematoma, suggesting a relapse. Surgery was again conducted finding tumoral membranes attached to the internal layer of the duramater around the right hemisphere. The patient died a few days later due to the recurrence of the subdural hematoma.

This case report illustrates a rare and lethal complication of an unusual tumor. The literature reviewed shows that gross-total resection with adjuvant radiotherapy seems to be the best treatment of choice.

Keywords:
Angiosarcoma
Central nervous system
Recurrence
Subdural hematoma
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El angiosarcoma es un tumor infrecuente entre los sarcomas, especialmente cuando se trata de una lesión primaria en el sistema nervioso central, que puede conducir a un rápido deterioro neurológico y a la muerte en pocos meses. Se presenta a un varón de 41 años con una lesión hemorrágica frontal derecha. Se realiza cirugía con resultados histopatológicos que sugieren un angiosarcoma cerebral primario. El paciente recibió tratamiento complementario con quimioterapia y radioterapia. A los cinco meses, el seguimiento con RM mostró dos lesiones y un hematoma subdural agudo, sugiriendo recaída. Se realizó una nueva cirugía hallando membranas tumorales unidas a la cara interna de la duramadre, alrededor del hemisferio derecho. El paciente acabó falleciendo debido a la recurrencia del hematoma subdural.

Este caso ilustra una complicación rara y letal de un tumor infrecuente. La literatura revisada muestra que su tratamiento de elección es la resección completa y la radioterapia adyuvante.

Palabras clave:
Angiosarcoma
Sistema nervioso central
Recurrencia
Hematoma subdural

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