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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54171#.VPAd0izQrzE Author(s) Takanori Ayabe * , Masaki Tomita , Eiichi Chosa , Katsuya Kawagoe , Kunihide Nakamura Affiliation(s) Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . ABSTRACT Background: Primary pulmonary angiosarcoma is extremely rare and the prognosis is very poor. We report a combination therapy of pneumonectomy and intrapleural hypotonic hyperthermic chemotherapy (IPHHC). Case report: A 48-year-old male with exertional dyspnea was found to have a left massive pleural effusion. Bronchoscopic examination displayed endobronchial stenosis of the left lower bronchus B 8,9,10...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54171#.VO7dKizQrzE Author(s)  Takanori Ayabe * , Masaki Tomita , Eiichi Chosa , Katsuya Kawagoe , Kunihide Nakamura Affiliation(s) Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . ABSTRACT Background: Primary pulmonary angiosarcoma is extremely rare and the prognosis is very poor. We report a combination therapy of pneumonectomy and intrapleural hypotonic hyperthermic chemotherapy (IPHHC). Case report: A 48-year-old male with exertional dyspnea was found to have a left massive pleural effusion. Bronchoscopic examination displayed endobronchial stenosis of the left lower bronchus B 8,9,10  and diagnosed with pulmonary angiosarcoma. Chest computed-tomographic scanning revealed a 5-cm mass in the left inferior lobe, which invaded the left upperbronchus. Intrapleural dissemination and malignant pleural effusion were also suspe...