Vaginal and bladder angiosarcoma after therapeutic irradiation.
Angiosarcoma involving the female genitourinary tract is a rare soft tissue malignancy of vascular origin. We have described probably the first reported case of postirradiation angiosarcoma involving the vagina and bladder, and have reviewed the existing literature on the subject of angiosarcoma resulting from previous therapeutic irradiation for gynecologic malignancy.
Morgan
M A
MA
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City 73190.
Moutos
D M
DM
Pippitt
C H
CH
Suda
R R
RR
Smith
J J
JJ
Thurnau
G R
GR
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*