Cutaneous angiosarcoma as a second malignancy in a lymphedematous leg in a Hodgkin's disease survivor.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Angiosarcoma is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm. Cutaneous angiosarcoma not associated with postmastectomy lymphedema is rare. There are only eight reported cases of development of cutaneous angiosarcoma in a lymphedematous extremity in a patient with preexisting malignancy other than breast cancer. This is the first reported case of development of cutaneous angiosarcoma in a lymphedematous extremity in a Hodgkin's disease survivor. A review of cutaneous angiosarcoma associated with lymphedema and a discussion of the pathogenesis of angiosarcoma are included.
Medical subject headings
- Hemangiosarcoma
- Hodgkin Disease
- Lymphedema
- Neoplasms, Second Primary
- Skin Neoplasms