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Cutaneous angiosarcoma: report of three different and typical cases admitted in a unique dermatology clinic

Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive tumor with high rates of metastasis and relapse. It shows a particular predilection for the skin and superficial soft tissues. We report three distinct and typical cases of angiosarcoma that were diagnosed in a single dermatology clinic over the course of less t...

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Autores principales: Cabral, Aline Neves Freitas, Rocha, Rafael Henrique, do Amaral, Ana Cristina Vervloet, Medeiros, Karina Bittencourt, Nogueira, Paulo Sérgio Emerich, Diniz, Lucia Martins
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5429112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28538886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175326
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Sumario:Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive tumor with high rates of metastasis and relapse. It shows a particular predilection for the skin and superficial soft tissues. We report three distinct and typical cases of angiosarcoma that were diagnosed in a single dermatology clinic over the course of less than a year: i) Angiosarcoma in lower limb affected by chronic lymphedema, featuring Stewart-Treves syndrome; ii) a case of the most common type of angiosarcoma loated in the scalp and face of elderly man and; iii) a skin Angiosarcoma in previously irradiated breast. All lesions presented characteristic histopathological findings: irregular vascular proliferation that dissects the collagen bundles with atypical endothelial nuclei projection toward the lumen.