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<journal-id>0871-3413</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Arquivos de Medicina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Arq Med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0871-3413</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[ArquiMed - Edições Científicas AEFMUP ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0871-34132008000300004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Primary Uterine Angiosarcoma]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Angiosarcoma Primário do Útero]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carla]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Teixeira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcília]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sílvia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristina]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[António]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Branco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paula]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="A01">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, EPE Serviço de Ginecologia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Penael ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="A02">
<institution><![CDATA[,Maternidade Júlio Dinis Serviço de Ginecologia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="A03">
<institution><![CDATA[,Laboratório de Anatomia Patológica Dr. Eduardo Ferreira  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="A04">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2008</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2008</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>4-5</numero>
<fpage>123</fpage>
<lpage>125</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0871-34132008000300004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0871-34132008000300004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0871-34132008000300004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Primary uterine angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of the vascular endothelium that occurs predominately in peri and postmenopausal women with uterine bleeding and anemia. We present a case of a 66-year-old woman with uterine angiosarcoma who underwent abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, showing the importance of immunohistochemical staining in making the &#64257;nal diagnose. Histologically, the tumor has anastomosing vascular channels lined by highly atypical endothelial cells. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for endothelial markers CD31 and vimentin, supporting the diagnosis of uterine angiosarcoma. Primary uterine angiosarcoma tend to demonstrate a highly malignant behavior. The major prognostic factors seems to be the size of the tumor at diagnosis and the presence of extra pelvic disease. No consensus exist for best possible therapy given the few cases from which to draw conclusions.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[O angiosarcoma primário do útero é um tumor maligno do endotélio vascular que ocorre predominantemente em mulheres sintomáticas (metrorragias e anemia), na peri e pós-menopausa. Os autores apresentam o caso clínico de angiosarcoma primário do útero numa mulher com 66 anos, mostrando a importância da imunohistoquímica no diagnóstico definitivo destes tumores. Histologicamente o tumor é constituído por canais vasculares anastomosados, delineados por células endoteliais atípicas. A imunohistoquímica foi positiva para os marcadores da linhagem endotelial (neste caso, positividade para o CD31 e vimentina). Este tumor apresenta um comportamento extremamente agressivo. Os factores de prognóstico major são o tamanho do tumor na altura do diagnóstico e a presença de doença extra-pélvica. Não existe consenso relativamente à terapêutica complementar atendendo à raridade desta entidade clínica.]]></p></abstract>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <P   align="justify" ><b>Primary Uterine Angiosarcoma</b> </P >     <P   align="justify" >&nbsp;</P >         <P   align="justify" >Carla Pina*, Marc&iacute;lia Teixeira*, S&iacute;lvia Torres&#8224;, Cristina    Oliveira*, Eduardo Ferreira&#8225;, Ant&oacute;nio Alves&sect;, Paula Branco*  </P >     <P   align="justify" ><I>*Servi&ccedil;o de Ginecologia, Centro Hospitalar T&acirc;mega e Sousa, EPE,    Pena&#64257;el; &dagger;&#8224;Servi&ccedil;o de Ginecologia, Maternidade J&uacute;lio    Dinis, Porto; &#8225;Laborat&oacute;rio de Anatomia Patol&oacute;gica Dr. Eduardo    Ferreira, Porto; &sect;Instituto Portugu&ecirc;s de Onco</I><I>logia Francisco    Gentil, Porto </I></P >       <P   align="justify" >&nbsp;</P >       <P   >Primary uterine angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of the vascular endothelium      that occurs predominately in peri and postmenopausal women with uterine bleeding      and anemia. We present a case of a 66-year-old woman with uterine angiosarcoma      who underwent abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy,      showing the importance of immunohistochemical staining in making the &#64257;nal      diagnose. Histologically, the tumor has anastomosing vascular channels lined      by highly atypical endothelial cells. Immunohistochemical staining was positive      for endothelial markers CD31 and vimentin, supporting the diagnosis of uterine      angiosarcoma. Primary uterine angiosarcoma tend to demonstrate a highly malignant      behavior. The major prognostic factors seems to be the size of the tumor at      diagnosis and the presence of extra pelvic disease. No consensus exist for      best possible therapy given the few cases from which to draw conclusions.    </P >       <P   ><B>Key-words: </B>angiosarcoma; hemangioendothelioma; hemangiosarcoma. </P >        <P   >&nbsp;</P >     <P   ><b>Angiosarcoma Prim&aacute;rio do &Uacute;tero</b></P >     <P   >O angiosarcoma prim&aacute;rio do &uacute;tero &eacute; um tumor maligno do endot&eacute;lio    vascular que ocorre predominantemente em mulheres sintom&aacute;ticas (metrorragias    e anemia), na peri e p&oacute;s-menopausa. Os autores apresentam o caso cl&iacute;nico    de angiosarcoma prim&aacute;rio do &uacute;tero numa mulher com 66 anos, mostrando    a import&acirc;ncia da imunohistoqu&iacute;mica no diagn&oacute;stico definitivo    destes tumores. Histologicamente o tumor &eacute; constitu&iacute;do por canais    vasculares anastomosados, delineados por c&eacute;lulas endoteliais at&iacute;picas.    A imunohistoqu&iacute;mica foi positiva para os marcadores da linhagem endotelial    (neste caso, positividade para o CD31 e vimentina). Este tumor apresenta um    comportamento extremamente agressivo. Os factores de progn&oacute;stico major    s&atilde;o o tamanho do tumor na altura do diagn&oacute;stico e a presen&ccedil;a    de doen&ccedil;a extra-p&eacute;lvica. N&atilde;o existe consenso relativamente    &agrave; terap&ecirc;utica complementar atendendo &agrave; raridade desta entidade    cl&iacute;nica. </P >     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<P   ><b>Palavras-chave:</b> angiosarcoma, hemangioendotelioma; hemangiosarcoma.</P >     <P   >&nbsp;</P >     <P   >&nbsp;</P >     <P   >Full text only available in PDF format.</P >     <P   >Texto completo dispon&iacute;vel apenas em PDF.</P >     <p   align="justify" >&nbsp;</p >     <p   align="justify" >&nbsp;</p >      <p   align="justify" ><B>REFERENCES </b></p >         <!-- ref --><P   align="justify" >1 -Konishi Y, Sato H, Fujimoto T, Tanaka H, Takahashi O, Tanaka        T.Acase of primary uterine angiosarcoma: magnetic resonanceimaging and computed        tomography &#64257;ndings. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2007;17:280-4. </P >          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=000021&pid=S0871-3413200800030000400001&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><P   align="justify" >2 -Mendez LE, Joy S, AngioliR, Estape R, Penalver M. Primary uterine angiosarcoma.    Gynecol Oncol 1999;75:272-6. </P >     ]]></body>
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<body><![CDATA[<P   align="justify" >&nbsp;</P >       <P   ><B>Correspondence: </B></P >       <P   >Dr.&ordf; Carla Pina </P >       <P   >Servi&ccedil;o de Ginecologia </P >       <P   >Centro Hospitalar T&acirc;mega e Sousa, EPE</P >       <P   > Lugar do Tapadinho</P >       <P   > 4564-007 Pena&#64257;el </P >        <P   align="justify" >e-mail: <a href="mailto:carlampina@gmail.com">carlampina@gmail.com</a></P >      ]]></body><back>
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