Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques (Jun 2016)

Angiosarcoma at the site of nonfunctioning arteriovenous fistula in a kidney transplant recipient

  • Riyadh A. Aldaabil, MD,
  • Ahmed M. Alkhunaizi, MD,
  • Najla A. Al-Dawsari, MD,
  • Mohamad F. Dawamneh, MD,
  • Rola Rabah, MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.03.004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 2
pp. 53 – 55

Abstract

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Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of the endothelial cells of blood vessels or lymphatics. We report a case of a 46-year-old male patient with a kidney transplant who developed epithelioid angiosarcoma at the site of a nonfunctioning arteriovenous fistula in the antecubital fossa 3 years after renal transplantation. The patient had skin, soft tissue, and bone metastasis on presentation. He died of systemic metastasis with respiratory failure.