@article{ajmcr2021971,
author={{EL-Sawalhy, Eman and Shaaeli, Muna and Hnayni, Wehbi and Alattia, Lubna and Patel, Shahina},
title={Metastatic Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Spine, Hip, and Femur},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={9},
number={7},
pages={345--347},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/7/1},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={Epithelioid Angiosarcoma (EA) is an extremely rare and highly aggressive malignant tumor. It comprises <1 % of all soft tissue sarcomas and is associated with a poor prognosis. In this case report, we are reporting an 85-years-old male who presented with lower back and left hip pain. A computerized tomography (CT) of the lumbar spine and left hip showed a significant fracture of lumbar spine L3 and osteolytic lesions involving the left hip and femur. The patient underwent L1-L5 fusion with cement augmentation and biopsy of L3. Surgical pathology showed a metastatic undifferentiated tumor of unknown primary origin. Histologic analysis of the specimen and immunohistochemistry confirmed EA. Given extensive diffuse bone involvement, our patient was not a candidate for definitive surgical treatment.},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-9-7-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}