Michael Benson Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Urology,Angiosarcoma,Tumor, Computed tomography
Urology, Department of Urology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
Dr. Michael Benson, is a Urology, Department of Urology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, at United States of America. Dr. Benson have specialization in Urology, Department of Urology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
Case Report Open Access
Author(s): Jessica Connor*, Saikrishnaraya Doppalapudi, Wenlei He, Michael Benson, Michael Esposito and Mutahar Ahmed (USA)
Angiosarcoma is a rare and rapacious tumor that most frequently arises from the skin and soft tissue. When these tumors do originate from solid organs, the most common sites of origin are the breast, liver, and bone. Angiosarcomas themselves represent approximately 2% of soft tissue sarcomas and of these, less than 1% are primary renal tumors. When angiosarcoma is discovered in the kidney, it almost always represents metastasis from a cutaneous or visceral organ primary tumor and metastasis is not uncommon as these tumors exhibit aggressive behavior. On the rare occasion that an angiosarcoma arises in the kidney, metastasis is likely with up to 45% of cases presenting with metastasis at time of diagnosis. The most common sites of metastasis from the kidney include liver, lungs, and bone... view moreĀ»