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Skin angiosarcoma

MedGen UID:
87535
•Concept ID:
C0346081
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: angiosarcoma (disease) of zone of skin; Angiosarcoma of skin; Angiosarcoma of Skin; angiosarcoma of skin; Angiosarcoma of the Skin; angiosarcoma of the skin; Hemangiosarcoma of Skin; hemangiosarcoma of skin; Hemangiosarcoma of the Skin; hemangiosarcoma of the skin; Skin Angiosarcoma; skin angiosarcoma; Skin Hemangiosarcoma; skin hemangiosarcoma; zone of skin angiosarcoma (disease)
SNOMED CT: Angiosarcoma of skin (254794007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003029

Definition

A malignant vascular neoplasm arising from the skin. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of radiation-associated angiosarcoma.
Dufresne A, Meeus P, Sunyach MP
Curr Opin Oncol 2023 Jul 1;35(4):296-300. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000958. PMID: 37222197
Management of Skin Sarcomas.
Messina V, Cope B, Keung EZ, Fiore M
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2022 Jul;31(3):511-525. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2022.03.010. PMID: 35715147
Cutaneous angiosarcoma: update on biology and latest treatment.
Ishida Y, Otsuka A, Kabashima K
Curr Opin Oncol 2018 Mar;30(2):107-112. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000427. PMID: 29194075Free PMC Article

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Etiology

Cutaneous angiosarcoma: report of three different and typical cases admitted in a unique dermatology clinic.
Cabral ANF, Rocha RH, Amaral ACVD, Medeiros KB, Nogueira PSE, Diniz LM
An Bras Dermatol 2017 Mar-Apr;92(2):235-238. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175326. PMID: 28538886Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Primary diagnosis of angiosarcoma by fine needle aspiration: Lessons learned from 3 cases.
Lepe M, Hui Y, Pisharodi L, Canepa M
Diagn Cytopathol 2018 Apr;46(4):349-354. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1002/dc.23853. PMID: 29087044
Cutaneous angiosarcoma: report of three different and typical cases admitted in a unique dermatology clinic.
Cabral ANF, Rocha RH, Amaral ACVD, Medeiros KB, Nogueira PSE, Diniz LM
An Bras Dermatol 2017 Mar-Apr;92(2):235-238. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175326. PMID: 28538886Free PMC Article
Primary scalp angiosarcoma with metastasis to the liver in an orthotopic liver transplant patient.
Blackmon J, Rajpara A, Patel V, Gilroy R, Aires D, Fraga G
Exp Clin Transplant 2014 Jun;12(3):269-72. Epub 2014 Jan 10 doi: 10.6002/ect.2013.0042. PMID: 24410461

Therapy

Apatinib, combined with chemotherapy or alone is effective in treating angiosarcoma: a case report.
Liu M, Liu Y, Guo H, Fu D, Lv L, Chen C, Li Y, Zhang W, Yao M, Zhao L
Anticancer Drugs 2019 Aug;30(7):e0738. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000738. PMID: 31305298

Prognosis

Angiosarcoma in Collision With a Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review.
Hacking S, Chavaria H, Khan L, Das K
Int J Surg Pathol 2020 May;28(3):325-329. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1177/1066896919880260. PMID: 31601140
Apatinib, combined with chemotherapy or alone is effective in treating angiosarcoma: a case report.
Liu M, Liu Y, Guo H, Fu D, Lv L, Chen C, Li Y, Zhang W, Yao M, Zhao L
Anticancer Drugs 2019 Aug;30(7):e0738. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000738. PMID: 31305298
Cutaneous angiosarcoma: report of three different and typical cases admitted in a unique dermatology clinic.
Cabral ANF, Rocha RH, Amaral ACVD, Medeiros KB, Nogueira PSE, Diniz LM
An Bras Dermatol 2017 Mar-Apr;92(2):235-238. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175326. PMID: 28538886Free PMC Article
Primary scalp angiosarcoma with metastasis to the liver in an orthotopic liver transplant patient.
Blackmon J, Rajpara A, Patel V, Gilroy R, Aires D, Fraga G
Exp Clin Transplant 2014 Jun;12(3):269-72. Epub 2014 Jan 10 doi: 10.6002/ect.2013.0042. PMID: 24410461

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