Angiosarcoma Flashcards
1
Q
Prediliction site
also in elderly.
A
Cutaneous angiosarcomas can present anywhere on the skin but in elderly individuals, there is predilection or the scalp, face and neck
2
Q
When they occur at sites of chronic lymphedema, usually following radical mastectomy or treatment o breast cancer, what is diagnosed?
A
syndrome Stweart_Treves is diagnosed and often carries a worse prognosis
3
Q
Skin lesion
A
round blue or red nodules In late presentations, several nodules
4
Q
Treatment
A
Surgical tx
Rt
chemo
5
Q
Histopath
A
jagged vessels, nuclear atypia and pleomorphism
