Oral presentation of disseminated angiosarcoma.
Angiosarcoma is a rare tumour of vascular endothelium seen most commonly on the skin. particularly the scalp. Only 4% occur in the pharynx, oral cavity or paranasal sinuses, either as primary or metastatic disease. As a mode of presentation, oral bleeding is also very rare, but is a grave sign and usually indicates widespread disease. A rapidly fatal case is presented, including post-mortem material, which illustrates many of the features of this rare oral tumour.
D000368:Aged; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology