Three cases report of idiopathic angiosarcoma of the head and neck and literature review

Annals of Palliative Medicine
Hong-Zhi JiangJian-Xin Xia

Abstract

Herein, we reported 3 cases of angiosarcoma (AS) of the head and neck in old patients, and the etiology, pathogenesis, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and prognosis were discussion. Case 1, a male patient aged 86 years old was admitted due to purplish erythema on the head and face and progressive purplish edema in the orbit of the eye for 3 years. He was misdiagnosed with connective tissue disease in another hospital, and a second biopsy and histopathological examination confirmed the AS of the head and neck. Case 2, a male patient aged 85 years were admitted due to erythemalike hyperplasia in the left anterior head with necrosis and scar formation at the center for 2 months. He was misdiagnosed with folliculitis in another hospital, and histopathological examination confirmed the AS of the head and neck. Case 3, a male patient aged 87 years were admitted due to large erythema in the right scalp with ulcer and scar formation for 1 month, and histopathological examination confirmed the AS of the head and neck. One of them was lost to follow, one died 5 months after confirmed diagnosis, and one achieved favorable outcome after radiotherapy and received further follow up. The early clinical ...Continue Reading

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