Oliveira Monteiro, Ana and Branco Ferreira, Inês and César, Artur and Mota, Alberto and Pinheiro, Jorge and Lopes, José Manuel and Cardoso, M Teresa (2020) Cutaneous Angiosarcoma in an Unusual Location and Without Predisposing Factors. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (12). pp. 1-4. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare, highly malignant tumour of vascular endothelial origin. It usually arises in the skin and superficial soft tissue, mostly on the head and neck. It presents as a variety of lesions, and so is considered a great mimicker, leading to a delay in diagnosis and evidencing the importance of biopsy with immunohistochemistry confirmation. There are few reports of extremity involvement in patients with pre-existing chronic lymphoedema, or exposure to radiation therapy. We report the case of an 82-year-old woman with lower limb extensive cutaneous involvement, distant metastatic disease, and poor therapy response. Its rare location without predisposing factors highlights the need to raise awareness about this disease.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cutaneous angiosarcoma, lower limbs, predisposing factors, immunohistochemistry |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2021 14:45 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2021 14:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21148 |
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