Open AccessCutaneous Angiosarcoma
Author(s) -
Heloisa Rampinelli,
Márcia Ramos-E-Silva,
Danielle Carvalho Quintella,
Nurimar Conceição Fernandes
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
case reports in dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.338
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1662-6567
DOI - 10.1159/000485073
Subject(s) - angiosarcoma , medicine , ecchymosis , head and neck , hemangiosarcoma , lesion , pathology , lymphatic system , lymph , metastasis , dermatology , cancer , surgery
Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor showing blood or lymphatic vessel differentiation, corresponding to < 2% of all sarcomas. It preferably affects elderly, with predilection for the head and neck. Diagnosis is frequently late due to the early interpretation by the patient as a benign lesion similar to ecchymosis, which explains its aggressiveness with high metastasis and recurrence rates. We report the case of an elderly man whose histopathologic diagnosis confirmed the clinical suspicion of cutaneous angiosarcoma.