Primary angiosarcoma of the oral cavity in a young adult.
| Autor: | Lali BS; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Department of Pathology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India., Chowdhury Z; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Department of Pathology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India., Gupta M; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India., Mishra A; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Autopsy & case reports [Autops Case Rep] 2020 Dec 08; Vol. 11, pp. e2020217. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 08 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.4322/acr.2020.217 |
| Abstrakt: | Angiosarcoma is a rare neoplasm, constituting only 2% of all the soft tissue tumors and most frequently involves the skin of the head and neck region in elderly males. They are extremely aggressive tumors with high rates of metastasis and poor outcomes. We report a unique case of angiosarcoma involving an unusual site - upper alveolus and maxilla in a young patient highlighting the diagnostic challenges in such a scenario. A 29 years old female presented with a non-healing wound of the oral cavity, which had progressed to the current maximum size of 6.4 cm within one month. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan revealed the involvement of maxilla up to the floor of the orbit and adjacent soft tissue. However, no distant metastasis was detected on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan. Biopsy of the lesion showed an irregular, highly pleomorphic, and mitotically active epithelioid soft tissue tumor conclusively diagnosed as angiosarcoma. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: None. (Copyright: © 2020 The Authors.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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