Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema: a case report

Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma is one of cutaneous angiosarcomas, which is a rare aggressive tumor of blood vessels of the skin. In this case report, we present a 72-year-old female who developed multiple episodes of facial edema of 2-year duration along with partial hair loss of the scalp. Investigation...

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Main Authors: Galal El Enany, Noha Nagui, Hanan Nada, Marwa M Fawzy, Iman Sany, Suzan Shalaby, Omar El Ghanam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society
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Online Access:http://www.jewd.eg.net//article.asp?issn=1687-1537;year=2022;volume=19;issue=1;spage=66;epage=69;aulast=El
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author Galal El Enany
Noha Nagui
Hanan Nada
Marwa M Fawzy
Iman Sany
Suzan Shalaby
Omar El Ghanam
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description Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma is one of cutaneous angiosarcomas, which is a rare aggressive tumor of blood vessels of the skin. In this case report, we present a 72-year-old female who developed multiple episodes of facial edema of 2-year duration along with partial hair loss of the scalp. Investigations, including a skin biopsy, were diagnostic of scalp angiosarcoma.
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spelling doaj.art-eef4682bcaea494e86ee1ffb2c1b455d2022-12-21T17:21:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society2090-25652022-01-01191666910.4103/jewd.jewd_46_21Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema: a case reportGalal El EnanyNoha NaguiHanan NadaMarwa M FawzyIman SanySuzan ShalabyOmar El GhanamWilson–Jones angiosarcoma is one of cutaneous angiosarcomas, which is a rare aggressive tumor of blood vessels of the skin. In this case report, we present a 72-year-old female who developed multiple episodes of facial edema of 2-year duration along with partial hair loss of the scalp. Investigations, including a skin biopsy, were diagnostic of scalp angiosarcoma.http://www.jewd.eg.net//article.asp?issn=1687-1537;year=2022;volume=19;issue=1;spage=66;epage=69;aulast=Elangiosarcomamalignant tumorsarcomaskin tumorvascular tumor
spellingShingle Galal El Enany
Noha Nagui
Hanan Nada
Marwa M Fawzy
Iman Sany
Suzan Shalaby
Omar El Ghanam
Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema: a case report
Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society
angiosarcoma
malignant tumor
sarcoma
skin tumor
vascular tumor
title Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema: a case report
title_full Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema: a case report
title_fullStr Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema: a case report
title_short Wilson–Jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema: a case report
title_sort wilson jones angiosarcoma of the scalp associated with alopecia and chest edema a case report
topic angiosarcoma
malignant tumor
sarcoma
skin tumor
vascular tumor
url http://www.jewd.eg.net//article.asp?issn=1687-1537;year=2022;volume=19;issue=1;spage=66;epage=69;aulast=El
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