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Case Report
1 Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Care of Tracy Groom, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, Northumberland, UK
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Avinash Aujayeb
Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Care of Tracy Groom, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6NZ,
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Article ID: 101166Z01KJ2020
We describe the case of a male patient with a previous oleothorax who presented with constitutional symptoms and a mass growing out of the oleothorax. Biopsies showed an epithelioid angiosarcoma. This has not been previously reported. Oleothorax is a historical treatment for tuberculosis and patients can remain asymptomatic for years afterwards. Tumors can be associated with such foreign bodies and diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion and perseverance in the investigative pathways.
Keywords: Angiosarcoma, Epithelioid, Oleothorax, Tuberculosis
Karl Jackson - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Parag Narkhede - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Avinash Aujayeb - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
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Consent StatementConsent was obtained from the patient’s next of kin as the patient is now deceased.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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