Angiosarcoma of the adrenal gland. Case report.

Abstract

The vascular tumours of the adrenal gland are rare, both the benign and the malignant ones. Twenty two cases from the literature are reviewed in a paper by Kareti et al., 1988, among which only one own case of angiosarcoma the authors deem to be the first to be reported. A second case of angiosarcoma of the left adrenal gland, in a 67 y. old man, is herein reported. Notwithstanding a through surgical removal, a quick fatal progression of the disease ensued. Perhaps, considering the high malignancy of these rare tumours, an adjuvant form of treatment seems to be advisable.