title: Hemangiosarcoma in chronic leg ulcer.
abstract: We recently evaluated a patient with an angiosarcoma arising in a long-standing ulceration of his leg, which appeared representative of a characteristic, though fairly uncommon, subgroup of angiosarcomas. The clinical and immunohistochemical features of the tumor enabled us to define its origin from vascular endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kofler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pichler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Romani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Philadelphy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fritsch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery