title: Metastatic epithelioid angiosarcoma to the mandible: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Angiosarcoma and its epithelioid variant are vascular malignancies that rarely affect the facial skeleton. Epithelioid angiosarcoma resembles carcinoma and can be difficult to diagnose. A case is presented of metastatic epithelioid angiosarcoma to the mandible from an angiosarcomatoid portion of renal carcinoma. The diagnostic challenge is outlined and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. zpeacock@partners.org
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology