A Non Healing Ulcer on Scalp

Angiosarcoma is a soft tissue tumour with a dismal prognosis. We present a 74 year old male presenting with a non healing ulcer on the scalp. On histopathology a diagnosis of angiosarcoma was made. An early diagnosis and tumour size play a pivotal role in the survival of the patient.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Deepal J. Deshpande, Chitra S. Nayak, Sunil N. Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2012-01-01
Series:Acta Medica
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Online Access:https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/55/1/0053/