J Korean Cancer Assoc.  1999 Feb;31(1):194-200.

A Case of Angiosarcoma of the Maxillary Sinus

• Choi YC
• So KH
• Kim CD
• Kim JR
• Kim BS

Abstract

Angiosarcomas are extremely rare in the nasal cavity and para-nasal sinus. Upto the present only nineteen cases have been reported in the literature. A 31-year-old male presented with right facial swelling and large oral cavity mass. He was treated with wide excision of the tumor by radical maxillectomy. The tumor was diagnosed as angiosarcoma by immunohistochemical staining with factor VIII-reactive antigen. No adjuvant radiotherapy after surgery was done. After 9 montbs from surgery, the tumor recurred in the primary sites of oral cavity and right maxillary sinus and metastasized to the both lungs. He was treated with palliative chemotherapy and showed a stable disease in follow-up magnetic resonance image of para-nasal sinus and simple chest X-ray after second cycle of chemotherapy. He is undergoing further chemotherapy without any problems. We report first in Korea a case of primary angiosarcoma of the right maxillary sinus in a 31-year-old male.

Keyword

Angiosarcoma; Maxillary sinus

MeSH Terms

Adult
Drug Therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Hemangiosarcoma*
Humans
Korea
Lung
Male
Maxillary Sinus*
Mouth
Nasal Cavity
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Thorax