title: Angiosarcoma arising in an angiomatous naevus following irradiation in childhood.
abstract: We describe a patient who developed an angiosarcoma on her face at the age of 24. The tumour arose from an angiomatous naevus that had been treated with radiotherapy when the patient was 7 months old.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, U.K.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Handfield-Jones
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bradfield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009506:Nevus / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology