Misdiagnosis of angiosarcoma of foot as diabetic foot ulcer: One case report and review of literature
10.3760/cma.j.cn311282-20210913-00596
- VernacularTitle:足部血管肉瘤误诊为糖尿病足溃疡一例并文献复习
- Author:
Weihan ZHANG
1
;
Ping ZHU
;
Lintao SHI
;
Mei ZHANG
;
Aihong WANG
Author Information
1. 中国人民解放军战略支援部队特色医学中心内分泌科，北京 100101
- Keywords:
Angiosarcoma;
Diabetic mellitus;
Foot ulcer
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2022;38(9):819-822
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of soft tissue in adults. However, tumor ulcers caused by foot angiosarcoma are rarely reported in the literature. This paper outlines a case of foot angiosarcoma misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcer. It was treated as diabetic foot ulcer in other hospitals without notable improvement. In consideration of its special clinical characteristics and treatment process, pathological biopsy was performed after admission, and angiosarcoma was confirmed. The purpose of this article is to emphasize that foot angiosarcoma or other tumor ulcers in diabetes patients are easily misdiagnosed as diabetic foot ulcers. If there is no obvious improvement in treatment, pathological tissue biopsy should be performed as early as possible.
