title: Primary angiosarcoma of the ovary with prominent fibrosis of the ovarian stroma. Case report of an 81-year old patient.
abstract: Primary angiosarcoma of the ovary (AS) is a rare entity with only 31 reported cases. The majority are pure angiosarcomas, the remainder are associated either with teratomas or conventional epithelial tumors. More than 50% of ovarian AS are disseminated at the time of diagnosis, the minority is detected in stage I. The prognosis of ovarian angiosarcoma in general is poor. Most reports refer to younger individuals, aged from 7 to 46 years, and only 2 case reports could be found for patients older than 64 years. Here we present a very unusual case of angiosarcoma in a 81-year-old patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Schwestern Linz, Austria. hans-christian.boesmueller@bhs.at
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bösmüller
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haitchi-Petnehazy
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Webersinke
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hauptmann
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004317:Doxorubicin