title: Angiosarcoma of the abdominal wall after dermolipectomy in a morbidly obese man. A rare form of presentation of Stewart-Treves syndrome.
abstract: Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor, with a predilection for skin in the head and neck region, although it has been described in many other locations. Its association with chronic lymphedema is well known, mainly in the setting of postmastectomy lymphedema of the arm in breast cancer patients (termed Stewart-Treves syndrome). However, angiosarcoma can appear in lower limbs with chronic lymphedema and rarely in other locations such as the abdominal wall. Herein, we present a unique case of angiosarcoma developing in the abdominal wall of a morbidly obese patient after extensive dermolipectomy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oncología Médica, Spain. dagubuj@gobiernodecanarias.org
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aguiar Bujanda
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Camacho Galán
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bastida Iñarrea
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aguiar Morales
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conde Martel
authors.forename: Pino
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rivero Suárez
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Armas Diaz
authors.forename: Uriel
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bohn Sarmiento
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cabrera Suárez
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed