Angiosarcoma of the axillary vein.
Angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of vascular origin. Malignant primary vein tumors are rare. The case of a 64-year-old patient who underwent a left forequarter amputation for angiosarcoma arising from the left axillary vein, a site not previously described, is presented. Also, the literature is reviewed.
Alosco
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Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140.
Sinning
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Harwick
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Locke
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Tang
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D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged