title: Angiosarcoma of the axillary vein.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alosco
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sinning
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harwick
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Locke
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: 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