Extensive angiosarcoma on chronically sun-damaged skin. 2004

Keith M Benbenisty, and Pearon G Lang, and John C Maize
Department of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA. benbeni@musc.edu

Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the face and scalp is a rare malignant vascular tumor that most often occurs in the white elderly males. No clear etiologic factors have been associated with the development of this aggressive neoplasm. Due to delay in diagnosis, inability to adequately define clinical and surgical margins, and its high local recurrence and metastatic rates, angiosarcomas generally have a poor prognosis. Histologic evaluation of angiosarcoma can be somewhat difficult due to the varying patterns of differentiation. We present a case of angiosarcoma arising on chronically sun-damaged skin and review the histopathology and prognostic factors important in this malignancy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005145 Face The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw. Faces
D006394 Hemangiosarcoma A rare malignant neoplasm characterized by rapidly proliferating, extensively infiltrating, anaplastic cells derived from blood vessels and lining irregular blood-filled or lumpy spaces. (Stedman, 25th ed) Angiosarcoma,Angiosarcomas,Hemangiosarcomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012535 Scalp The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL). Scalps
D012878 Skin Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SKIN. Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm
D013471 Sunburn An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight. Sunburns

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