Adrenal angiosarcoma

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Adrenal angiosarcoma is an uncommon neoplasm that derives from the vascular endothelium; due to its biologicalbehavior, it should be distinguished from other adrenal tumors. We herein report a case of a 57-year-old womanwith diagnosis of an adrenal tumor that was suspected to be malignant. The specimen was histopathologicallyproved to be an angiosarcoma. The patient was suffering from right upper quadrant pain; after laboratory andradiological workup, a non-functioning right adrenal mass, 14 cm in size, was recognized. A right subcostal incisionwas made, and adrenalectomy was performed successfully with tumor-free surgical margins. Two months afterthe operation, a positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan was ordered for follow-up. No tumortissue or any other metastatic foci remained. The patient had been referred to our medical oncology departmentand underwent retroperitoneal radiotherapy. However, unfortunately, the patient died due to cardiac insufficiencyduring the follow-up period.