Angiosarcoma of scalp: a case report.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2005 Oct; 48(4): 497-9
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-72942
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous angiosarcomas are rare and constitute less than 1% of all malignant mesenchymal tumours. Most angiosarcomas of skin arise in the following clinical settings 1. face and scalp of elderly 2. following lymphoedema and 3. post radiation. We present a case of an elderly man presenting with scalp lesion of 18 months duration. Histological examination of the biopsy revealed features of an angiosarcoma, which showed imunohistochemical positivity for factor VIII related antigen.
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Main subject:
Scalp
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Skin Neoplasms
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Von Willebrand Factor
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Immunohistochemistry
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
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Hemangiosarcoma
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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