#Angiosarcoma

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Malignant Cardiac Tumors

Angiosarcoma

most common malignant cardiac tumor in adults

R atrium OR epicardium/pericardium with Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS patients.

small, localized, ill-defined avascular structures

Hetero T1 due to hemorrhage with hyperenhancement.

Rhabdomyosarcoma

most common malignant cardiac tumor in children

often multiple with necrosis and patchy enhancement

can have extracardiac extension

Sarcomas (fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma)

rare

isointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2 with enhancement

Lymphoma

Primary is less common than secondary non-Hodgkins invasion

usually immunocompromised patients

R atrium most common

large pericardial effusin

T1 hypo and T2 hyper with enhancement

SECONDARY

Direct extension - lung/mediastinum.

Metastasis - melanoma, leukemia, lymphoma

Transvenous extension - kidney, liver, adrenals, thymus.

Source = Thoracic Imaging - Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Radiology, Webb

[imreallyfuckingirritated]

GET READY!

My friend; who was recently diagnosed with a rare cancer, Angiosarcoma, and myself are spreading awareness!! We will be selling various items and donating a portion of the proceeds to research! I'm also going to do a fundraising Scentsy party and donate a portion of my commitions to research also! If you are interested in buying from the Scentsy party let me know and give you information!

[simplesocial]

Donate to Team Natalie

It's heartbreaking when you hear about anyone having cancer. It's even more heartbreaking when it's a sweet and loving friend you've known for a long time. Last week I learned my friend Natalie Cox who has been diagnosed with  a horrible form of cancer called Angiosarcoma was given a bad prognosis. Western medicine has not given her the options she accepts and she is choosing to fight her cancer through alternative treatments and believe in herself and her future.  If you have anything to spare and can help her in her fight, please go to her website http://www.teamnataliecox.blogspot.com/ and donate here. If anyone out there has experience with this form of cancer or recommendations for alternative treatments, please email me at molly (at) simplesocialgraces.com. Here are some words from Natalie: I found out last Monday that my cancer (angiosarcoma) has spread to my spleen and my liver. I have an enlarged spleen from the multiple tumours and many in my liver as well. I also have two now on my chest wall. I was told by my surgeons that there was nothing more they can do for me and told me to contact oncology to talk about chemo. They said this is not curable. That's what they say but I have never really believed doctors much. I am not a statistic, I am an individual. Many people have beat the odds and I intend on doing the same. I am still in good health with only a few bits of pains now and again and a bit of tiredness. Chemo will not cure me and it will not necessarily extend my life either (quality of life is more important to me) as this cancer is a weird bugger and not much of what conventional doctors can offer will help me.  The plan of action is this. We are flying to San Diego to meet up with The Center for the Study of Natural Oncology Wednesday. Dee and I are having a 5 day intensive program with a specialist to discuss my cancer, make a plan of action, do blood tests, look at my diet, detox, talk about treatment options and get them organised and a whole load of other things. They are a non-profit organisation (though this is not free!) and they really know their stuff. The plan is to stop the tumours blood supply therefore stopping the cancer spreading, then to organise treatments that will support and boost my immune system all without making me sick. They believe they can help me and achieve this. It will be a lot of work and not be too cheap either as it will all be out of pocket for us but hea it's only money. This is my life and I will do what it takes to raise Dillon with my best friend Dee. I have to be there to see Dillon grow up. 

[eme1191]

Cancer Fail

I have so many drafts from like years ago on here. From like the darkest of times (nursing school). Here’s a happy and sad story that happened today though:

My cousin is bipolar and struggled for most of his life battling it. Then he won (managed it). He overcame it and got an apprenticeship and did a heck of a job working towards his goals. Then he was diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer. He was told it could kill him in less then a year. But they did radiation and did a heck of a job putting it to rest, but he gave up his apprenticeship. Then he got sick again like a couple months later. And he went to the hospital. They sent him home at first with tendinitis, but he ended up worse and went back. He ended up needing a chest tube for almost two weeks and couldn’t eat solids. They told him his cancer was back. They said it was in his bone. They even said it was possibly in his brain and liver. He didn’t want treatment if he was definitely going to die. He travelled instead. He gave up all he worked for and lived with the news he got the best he could. AND THEN THEY GOT A SECOND AND THIRD OPINION AND THEY WERE LIKE YOU DONT HAVE CANCER RIGHT NOW THEY WERE WRONG AND YOUVE BEEN LIVING A LIE. That first hospital almost amputated his arm. Sue~~

[thefranklinschildren]

Walk season

The walking man

I walk a great deal. Under normal circumstances, I walk 3-5 miles every day. In the summer, as I ramp up for the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, that number climbs until I am doing 60-80 miles a week. After that 26.2 mile effort, I taper off for a few months. Winter arrives and I am reduced to walking an hour each day in a local mall.

Come walk with me.

Walking is good for me…

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good night, puppy

[dogsswimming]

12 yo #GoldenRetriever Keegan came to Rummy's for her #lastswim after being diagnosed with #angiosarcoma of the spleen. . . . . . . . . . #privatedogpool #rummysbeachclub #houstontx #houstontexas #houston_insta #houstondogs #dogsofhouston #houstoncity #heightshouston #springtx #thewoodlands #cypresstx #gotothebeach #houstondoglover #houstondogcare #houstondogowners #houstondoglovers #houstondogfriendly #timefordogs #houstonheights #gardenoakshouston #houstonbloggers #houstonblogger (at Rummy's Beach Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJSJ_5JExc/?igshid=1m9c93ln5x36j

[mucep]

Angiosarcoma

Se siente tan horrible. Todavía no me decido si esto fue una decisión apresurada y estupida o fue acertada. Lo que si se es que me sentia cada dia peor y toda esto me carcomía por dentro. Desde el principio tuve que haber sabido que con ella no iba a funcionar. La situación era tan complicada que era solo un juego de ver hasta cuando aguantaba sin volverme loco. En las últimas semanas todo esto me hacía tan mal que hasta no dormía bien pensando en todo. Nunca me fue tan fácil conocer a alguien y llevarnos tan bien en tan poco tiempo. Ya te extraño y ni siquiera pasó una hora desde la última vez que hablamos. Ojala nuestros caminos se crucen de nuevo porque daría todo por volver a pasar un momento como ese.

[annexjournal]

Cases associated with recognised exposure to carcinogens have fortunately been extremely rare for the last three or more decades. However, the tumour has by no means disappeared in the Australian community.

[scirp]

Read the full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49760 DOI: 10.4236/ojst.2014.49063 Author(s) Zhenq Xu, Li Long, Jianch Zhang, Ruiy Chen, Nan Yang, Ping Zhang Affiliation(s) Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tianjin Stomatology Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tianjin Stomatology Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tianjin Stomatology Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Department of Oral Pathology, Tianjin Stomatology Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Department of Nursing, Tianjin Stomatology Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tianjin Stomatology Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China. ABSTRACT Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia is an unusual benign vascular lesion of the skin and subcutaneous tissue consisting of papillary formations lined with proliferative endothelial cells. The clinical characteristic is not specific and the diagnosis is based on histological examination. The lesion is often mistaken for angiosarcoma and a group of other benign and malignant vascular lesions. IPEH has been relatively rarely described in the head and neck region. An uncommon case located in the submandibular and sublingual region is presented which was misinterpreted as venous malformations and malignant tumors of vascular origin initially. A surgical excision was performed and no recurrences have been found after 5 years of follow-up. eww140919gjr KEYWORDS Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia, Submandibular and Sublingual Region, Angiosarcoma, Venous Malformation