Open AccessMetastatic angiosarcoma of lower extremity
Author(s) -
Swagata També,
Chitra Nayak
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_92_17
Subject(s) - medicine , angiosarcoma , lymphedema , hemangiosarcoma , head and neck , soft tissue , lymph node , pathology , dermatology , surgery , cancer , breast cancer
Angiosarcoma (AS) is an uncommon malignant neoplasm characterized by rapidly proliferating, extensively infiltrating anaplastic cells derived from blood vessels. These are aggressive tumors and tend to recur locally, spread widely with high rate of lymph node and systemic metastases. They are more frequent in skin and soft tissue, head and neck being the most common sites. Here we report a case of metastatic AS affecting lower extremity in an elderly patient on a background of chronic lymphedema due to filariasis (Stewart-Treves syndrome).