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Lali BS, Chowdhury Z, Gupta M, Mishra A. Primary angiosarcoma of the oral cavity in a young adult. AUTOPSY AND CASE REPORTS 2020; 11:e2020217. [PMID: 34277485 PMCID: PMC8101653 DOI: 10.4322/acr.2020.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Angiosarcoma is a rare neoplasm, constituting only 2% of all the soft tissue tumors and most frequently involves the skin of the head and neck region in elderly males. They are extremely aggressive tumors with high rates of metastasis and poor outcomes. We report a unique case of angiosarcoma involving an unusual site – upper alveolus and maxilla in a young patient highlighting the diagnostic challenges in such a scenario. A 29 years old female presented with a non-healing wound of the oral cavity, which had progressed to the current maximum size of 6.4 cm within one month. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan revealed the involvement of maxilla up to the floor of the orbit and adjacent soft tissue. However, no distant metastasis was detected on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan. Biopsy of the lesion showed an irregular, highly pleomorphic, and mitotically active epithelioid soft tissue tumor conclusively diagnosed as angiosarcoma.
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- Bhagat Singh Lali
- Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Department of Pathology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Department of Pathology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Nusrath S, Goel V, Raju K, Rao TS, Rao LC, Patnaik SC, Murthy S. Gingival Angiosarcoma: A Case Report and Clinicopathologic Review of 32 Cases of Primary Gingival Angiosarcoma. Indian J Surg Oncol 2020; 11:235-240. [PMID: 32523268 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-020-01032-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Angiosarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of mesenchymal origin arising from vascular endothelium and most commonly involves extremities. Gingival angiosarcoma is a rare sporadic occurring tumor. We report a case of primary angiosarcoma of gingiva along with a review of 31 cases of primary gingival angiosarcoma reported in literature till 2018. A 30-year-old lady presented with recurrent gingival swelling over central mandible. She had no palpable cervical lymphadenopathy. She underwent central marginal mandibulectomy. Final histological analysis with immunohistochemistry was suggestive of the angiosarcoma of the gingiva. She is 50 months postoperative and doing well.
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- Syed Nusrath
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Road No 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Road No 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Road No 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Road No 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Road No 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Road No 10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Di Battista M, Darling MR, Scrivener E, Stapleford R, Wehrli B, McCord C. Histologic and Immunopathologic Variability in Primary Intraoral Angiosarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Head Neck Pathol 2020; 14:1139-1148. [PMID: 32026293 PMCID: PMC7669916 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-020-01134-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Primary intraoral angiosarcoma is an exceptionally rare malignancy of vascular origin which can be challenging to diagnose due to microscopic and immunohistochemical variability. A histopathologically challenging case of primary intraoral angiosarcoma, occurring in a pediatric patient is presented. A comprehensive review of the literature reveals that primary intraoral angiosarcomas occur with nearly equal frequency in males and females, affect the gingiva and the tongue most commonly and are treated primarily with surgery. As with angiosarcoma in other sites, primary intraoral angiosarcoma behaves aggressively with the majority of patients succumbing to their disease.
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- Department of Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON Canada ,Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 4C1 Canada ,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON Canada
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- Great Lakes Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Centre, Windsor, ON Canada ,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry, Windsor Regional Hospital, Windsor, ON Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON Canada
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- Department of Dentistry, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON Canada ,Department of Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON Canada ,Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 4C1 Canada ,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON Canada
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Nagata M, Yoshitake Y, Nakayama H, Yoshida R, Kawahara K, Nakagawa Y, Shinohara M. Angiosarcoma of the oral cavity: a clinicopathological study and a review of the literature. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014; 43:917-23. [PMID: 24656496 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Soft tissue sarcomas are uncommon in the head and neck. Primary angiosarcomas of the oral cavity area are extremely rare, and have mostly been presented as case reports. This paper presents the clinical and histological features of three such cases. All patients were diagnosed based on the presence of rapidly extending masses involving the tongue, maxillary gingiva, or mandibular gingiva; bone destruction was present in two cases. The resected specimens revealed clustered large, pleomorphic, and spindle-shaped cells with a markedly haemorrhagic background. Tumour cells showed expression of vascular endothelial markers, such a CD31, CD34, and factor VIII-related antigen. Despite undergoing radical surgery, distant metastases developed in all three cases. We also studied the clinicopathological features of a series of oral angiosarcomas. This article therefore reports the clinicopathological features of the three new cases and provides a review of the cases of primary oral angiosarcoma reported during the past 20 years.
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- M Nagata
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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