Angiosarcoma Arising in a Patient with a 10-Year-Old Hemangioma
Joint Authors
Nathenson, Michael J.
Molavi, Diana
Aboulafia, Albert
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The transformation of a benign hemangioma into a malignant angiosarcoma has been rarely reported, with only 11 cases reported in the literature.
There have been no reports of malignant transformation of hemangioma into angiosarcoma in association with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, to our knowledge.
The existence of precursor malignancies in the tumorigenesis of sarcomas is still not clearly defined.
We describe the case of a 40-year-old woman with a preceding history of a suspected hemangioma for ten years, who upon resection was found on histology to have evidence of a hemangioma with an associated area of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma as well as areas of overt high grade epithelioid angiosarcoma.
These findings raise the possibility of the evolution of hemangioma to epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, and the latter to overt angiosarcoma.
The patient was managed as having a high grade sarcoma with wide resection and radiation.
She declined systemic adjuvant chemotherapy after a thorough discussion about the risks and benefits of chemotherapy, and she currently remains disease free one year after the surgery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nathenson, Michael J.& Molavi, Diana& Aboulafia, Albert. 2014. Angiosarcoma Arising in a Patient with a 10-Year-Old Hemangioma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017372
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nathenson, Michael J.…[et al.]. Angiosarcoma Arising in a Patient with a 10-Year-Old Hemangioma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017372
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nathenson, Michael J.& Molavi, Diana& Aboulafia, Albert. Angiosarcoma Arising in a Patient with a 10-Year-Old Hemangioma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017372
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017372