title: Angiosarcoma of scalp: a case report.
abstract: Cutaneous angiosarcomas are rare and constitute less than 1% of all malignant mesenchymal tumours. Most angiosarcomas of skin arise in the following clinical settings: 1. face and scalp of elderly 2. following lymphoedema and 3. post radiation. We present a case of an elderly man presenting with scalp lesion of 18 months duration. Histological examination of the biopsy revealed features of an angiosarcoma, which showed imunohistochemical positivity for factor VIII related antigen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi. drminakshi@indiatimes.com
authors.forename: Minakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: Neeru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Magoon
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014841:von Willebrand Factor