angiosarcoma
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- noun
- /ˌæn.dʒi.oʊ.sɑːrˈkoʊ.mə/
- Specialized
- An angiosarcoma can appear as a red or purple lesion on the skin, often mistaken for a bruise.
- cutaneous angiosarcoma
- malignant angiosarcoma
- low-grade angiosarcoma
Examples
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Doctors often recommend a biopsy to confirm a diagnosis of angiosarcoma after reviewing a suspicious skin lesion.
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In rare cases, angiosarcoma may develop in other areas such as the breast, highlighting its unpredictable nature.
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The most commonly demonstrable risk factor for head and neck angiosarcoma is a history of irradiation.
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A clear correlation exists between the prognosis and the size or initial stage of an angiosarcoma.
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Large series reviews have demonstrated that angiosarcomas most often present in men in the seventh and eighth decades of life.
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Angiosarcoma may also present as multifocal disease, whether it is clinically obvious or not.
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Angiosarcoma may also be difficult to diagnose because of its protean clinical nature.
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Pathologic examination revealed an angiosarcoma of varied differentiation.
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One-third to one-half of all cases of cutaneous angiosarcoma present in the head and neck.
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Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the head and neck is a rare vascular neoplasm.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Angiosarcoma comes from the parts angio- meaning 'vessel' (as in a blood vessel) and -sarcoma meaning 'flesh' or a cancer of soft tissue. So angiosarcoma is a cancerous tumor that begins in the cells of blood vessels, which is why it often appears in the skin or breast.