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Cutaneous angiosarcoma: report of three different and typical cases admitted in a unique dermatology clinic* * Study conducted at Hospital Universitário Antônio Cassiano de Moraes, da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Hucam-Ufes) – Vitória (ES), Brazil.

Abstract:

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.

Keywords:
Hemangiosarcoma; Lymphangiosarcoma; Lymphedema; Non-Filarial Lymphedema; Sarcoma

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