Angiosarcoma of the Scalp Presenting in Association With Borderline Malignant Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast
Phyllodes tumours and angiosarcoma are both rare mesenchymal tumours. There are no reports of their coexistence in the literature except in families with germline p53 mutations. Here we report a case of an elderly woman who developed an extensive angiosarcoma of the scalp nearly 4 years after surgic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Sarcoma |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13577140310001644823 |
| Summary: | Phyllodes tumours and angiosarcoma are both rare mesenchymal tumours. There are no reports of their coexistence in the
literature except in families with germline p53 mutations. Here we report a case of an elderly woman who developed an
extensive angiosarcoma of the scalp nearly 4 years after surgical removal of a borderline malignant phyllodes tumour of the
breast. The scalp lesion was initially thought more likely to be a metastasis of her first rare tumour than a second equally rare
primary tumour, but histologically this was not the case. The case and the literature are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1357-714X 1369-1643 |