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Angiosarcoma of the lower limb misdiagnosed as deep thrombophlebitis – a review
| Resumo: | Angiosarcomas are very rare sarcomas with vascular differentiation, high-grade malignant behaviour, early metastasis and generally bad prognosis. Early diagnosis is very important for adequate radical ablative surgery in order to obtain a better prognosis. The authors present a case of very aggressive angiosarcoma of the leg, admitted in a very advanced stage with extensive metastases, due to an initial misdiagnosis of deep venous thrombosis. The patient died early during the period of evaluation. A review of superficial types of angiosarcomas is presented, including the clinico-pathological classification, characterizing its multifocal aspects, frequent extensive metastases, diagnostic studies for defining vascular tumours, early local recurrences after apparent radical ablative surgery, and therapeutic modalities. |
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| Autores principais: | Murinello, António |
| Outros Autores: | Fernandes, Cândida; Neta, Jorge; Árias, Jesus; Afonso, Ana; Cabral, Vitória; Germano, Nuno; Mendonça, Paula; Ribeiro, Analisa; Lázaro, António; P. Pereira, Sílvia |
| Assunto: | Angiossarcoma do membro inferior Linfedema tromboflebite profunda Angiosarcoma of the lower limb Deep Thrombophlebitis Lymphoedema |
| Ano: | 2007 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Resumo: | Angiosarcomas are very rare sarcomas with vascular differentiation, high-grade malignant behaviour, early metastasis and generally bad prognosis. Early diagnosis is very important for adequate radical ablative surgery in order to obtain a better prognosis. The authors present a case of very aggressive angiosarcoma of the leg, admitted in a very advanced stage with extensive metastases, due to an initial misdiagnosis of deep venous thrombosis. The patient died early during the period of evaluation. A review of superficial types of angiosarcomas is presented, including the clinico-pathological classification, characterizing its multifocal aspects, frequent extensive metastases, diagnostic studies for defining vascular tumours, early local recurrences after apparent radical ablative surgery, and therapeutic modalities. |
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