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Angiosarcoma arising in a plexiform neurofibroma. A case report
Author(s) -
Chaudhuri Bina,
Ronan Salve G.,
Manaligod Jose R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19800801)46:3<605::aid-cncr2820460329>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - medicine , angiosarcoma , plexiform neurofibroma , hemangiosarcoma , pathology , neurofibroma , radiology , neurofibromatosis
A left cervical mass developed in a 14‐year‐old white boy with stigmata of von Recklinghausen's disease. Excision biopsy examination showed a plexiform neurofibroma with angiosarcoma. Ultrastructural studies confirmed the endothelial nature of the malignant cells. Cancer 46:605–610, 1980.