Angiosarcoma of the scalp: case report
Angiosarcoma of the head and neck is a rare vascular sarcoma associated with high rates of local recurrence and distant metastasis and a poor prognosis. The diagnosis of cutaneous angiosarcoma can be challenging because it often presents insidiously as a bruiselike lesion or a purplish papule thatma...
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| author | Daniela de Abreu e Silva Martinez Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra Tullia Cuzzi Priscila Marques de Macedo Ricardo Barbosa Lima Carlos José Martins |
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| description | Angiosarcoma of the head and neck is a rare vascular sarcoma associated with high rates of local recurrence and distant metastasis and a poor prognosis. The diagnosis of cutaneous angiosarcoma can be challenging because it often presents insidiously as a bruiselike lesion or a purplish papule thatmay be mistaken for a benign lesion such as hemangioma. The tumor size is a important prognostic factor and a multimodality treatment approach is imperative for successful outcomes. This study reports the case of 58-years-man with angiosarcoma of the scalp aggressive and a poor prognosis |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e197a3edccf94072b393012e33b045892022-12-22T00:56:16ZporUniversidade de São PauloMedicina0076-60462176-72622017-04-0150210.11606/issn.2176-7262.v50i2p134-138Angiosarcoma of the scalp: case reportDaniela de Abreu e Silva MartinezMarcelo Rosandiski LyraTullia CuzziPriscila Marques de MacedoRicardo Barbosa LimaCarlos José MartinsAngiosarcoma of the head and neck is a rare vascular sarcoma associated with high rates of local recurrence and distant metastasis and a poor prognosis. The diagnosis of cutaneous angiosarcoma can be challenging because it often presents insidiously as a bruiselike lesion or a purplish papule thatmay be mistaken for a benign lesion such as hemangioma. The tumor size is a important prognostic factor and a multimodality treatment approach is imperative for successful outcomes. This study reports the case of 58-years-man with angiosarcoma of the scalp aggressive and a poor prognosishttp://www.revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/135125Angiosarcoma. Neoplasms. NeoplasmsVascular Tissue |
| spellingShingle | Daniela de Abreu e Silva Martinez Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra Tullia Cuzzi Priscila Marques de Macedo Ricardo Barbosa Lima Carlos José Martins Angiosarcoma of the scalp: case report Medicina Angiosarcoma. Neoplasms. Neoplasms Vascular Tissue |
| title | Angiosarcoma of the scalp: case report |
| title_full | Angiosarcoma of the scalp: case report |
| title_fullStr | Angiosarcoma of the scalp: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Angiosarcoma of the scalp: case report |
| title_short | Angiosarcoma of the scalp: case report |
| title_sort | angiosarcoma of the scalp case report |
| topic | Angiosarcoma. Neoplasms. Neoplasms Vascular Tissue |
| url | http://www.revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/135125 |
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