Case report: cranial angiosarcoma with multiple hemorrhagic brain metastasis in a child.

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Vanessa LeeOguz Cataltepe

Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor with an aggressive course and poor prognosis. It is typically seen in adults but very rarely seen in children. Angiosarcoma of the skull with brain metastasis is exceptionally rare. Due to the rare nature of these tumors, much is left unknown about clinical progression and treatment guidelines are not well established. A 14-year-old male patient presented with an enlarging mass on the parietal region of the head. Further investigations revealed a mass lesion involving scalp and skull tissue. Biopsy result showed angiosarcoma and the patient underwent multiple surgical interventions including scalp excision, craniectomy on tumor site, and excision of brain metastases. He also received chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Despite aggressive treatment, disease progression could not be controlled. Here we report a pediatric patient with intracranially invasive angiosarcoma of the scalp and skull, with recurrent hemorrhagic metastases to the brain. This is a very rare case in pediatric age group with very poor prognosis. Our patient had impressively longer survival than those reported in the literature despite multiple hemorrhagic brain metastasis and this is most likely related to our aggressiv...Continue Reading

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