Angiosarcoma of the maxilla--a case report and review of the literature including angiosarcoma of maxillary sinus.
A rare case of angiosarcoma of the maxilla is presented. It was treated with embolisation, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery but resulted in death 14 months after initial presentation. Review of the literature shows three other cases of primary angiosarcoma of the maxilla and six of the maxillary sinus treated with poor results.
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*