Cutaneous Metastasis on the Face from the Cardiac Angiosarcoma.
- Author:
Jae Wan GO
1
;
Shin Han KIM
;
Sang Yoon LEE
;
Byung In RO
;
Han Kyoung CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. dermy@kd.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Angiosarcoma;
Cutaneous metastasis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Endothelial Cells;
Heart;
Heart Atria;
Hemangiosarcoma;
Humans;
Lung;
Lymphedema;
Male;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Scalp;
Skin;
Vascular Neoplasms;
Viscera
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2012;50(2):130-133
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive vascular neoplasm of the endothelial cell origin. It is usually seen in male, elderly patients and generally has a poor prognosis due to its high potential for metastasis. They arise at various sites such as skin, soft tissue, heart and great vessels. However, the tumors have a predilection for skin and superficial soft tissue. Most angiosarcomas of the skin arise in the three clinical variant; primary angiosarcoma of the face and scalp in the elderly patients; following lymphedema, and post radiation or trauma. Although, this tumor tend to recur locally and metastasize to the viscera, especially in the lung, but cutaneous metastasis of angiosarcomas from the internal organ are uncommon. Herein, we report a patient with cutaneous metastasis from primary cardiac angiosarcoma in the right atrium.
