Primary angiosarcoma of the alveolar mucosa in a haemodialysis patient: case report and discussion.
A case of a haemodialysis patient with a primitive angiosarcoma of the alveolar mucosa is reported. The vascular origin of the tumor was confirmed by the immunohistochemical data which showed strong positivity for Factor VIII-related antigen and for vimentin, whereas stains for desmin and cytokeratins were negative.
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Department of Periodontology, University of Palermo, Italy.
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D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000032:analysis
D014746:Vimentin; D014841:von Willebrand Factor