Angiosarcoma of the maxillary sinus.
Angiosarcomas are rapidly growing malignant neoplasms arising from the vascular endothelial cells. Most common sites are the extremities and the retroperitoneal space, with only four per cent of angiosarcomas arising in the head and neck area, whilst the paranasal sinuses are one of the rarest locations. We report the case of a maxillary sinus angiosarcoma in a 72-year-old male patient. The first biopsy was inconclusive, whereas the second revealed an angiosarcoma. Medial maxillectomy was performed with subsequent external irradiation.
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Greece.
G A
GA
Velegrakis
J G
JG
Panayiotides
C E
CE
Skoulakis
C E
CE
Papadakis
D G
DG
Papadakis
J G
JG
Bizakis
E S
ES
Helidonis
D000368:Aged; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed