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Summer 2011, Vol. 19 No. 2
Hong Kong J. Dermatol. Venereol. (2011) 19, 74-78
Case Report
An elderly woman presented with an aggressive hemi-facial mass: a case of angiosarcoma
YKD Lai 黎亦翹 and KK Jong 莊國坤
Abstract
A 78-year-old lady presented with an aggressive rapidly-growing right facial infiltrative mass and neck lymph node. Pulmonary and skeletal involvement were also identified. The diagnosis of metastatic angiosarcoma was made. Clinical features, risk factors, histological features and various treatment modalities (surgery, adjuvant radiotherapy, vascular targeted therapy) of angiosarcoma will be discussed.