چكيده لاتين :
Primary intimal angiosarcoma of the aorta (Le., mostly intraluminal sarcomas with evidence of
endothelial differentiation) is extraordinarily rare. We report a case in which the diagnosis was
accurately made using immunohistochemistry in an embolectomy specimen. The patient was a 78year-
old man with a two-month history of bilateral claudication. Doppler ultrasound proved an
embolus in both popliteal arteries, which was removed. The highly atypical cells comprising these
emboli were positive immunohistochemically for CD68, vimentin, and CD31. Magnetic resonance
imaging also showed an irregular tumor (invasion to the left main bronchus). This case
emphasizes the need for a wide panel of immunohistochemical studies in tumor emboli of
unknown origin.
