Cutaneous Metastasis on the Face from the Cardiac Angiosarcoma / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 130-133, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-165120
ABSTRACT
Angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive vascular neoplasm of the endothelial cell origin. It is usually seen in male, elderly patients and generally has a poor prognosis due to its high potential for metastasis. They arise at various sites such as skin, soft tissue, heart and great vessels. However, the tumors have a predilection for skin and superficial soft tissue. Most angiosarcomas of the skin arise in the three clinical variant; primary angiosarcoma of the face and scalp in the elderly patients; following lymphedema, and post radiation or trauma. Although, this tumor tend to recur locally and metastasize to the viscera, especially in the lung, but cutaneous metastasis of angiosarcomas from the internal organ are uncommon. Herein, we report a patient with cutaneous metastasis from primary cardiac angiosarcoma in the right atrium.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Scalp
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Skin
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Viscera
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Vascular Neoplasms
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Endothelial Cells
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Heart
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Heart Atria
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Hemangiosarcoma
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Lung
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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