Korean J Dermatol.  2012 Feb;50(2):130-133.

Cutaneous Metastasis on the Face from the Cardiac Angiosarcoma

• Go JW
• Kim SH
• Lee SY
• Ro BI
• Cho HK

Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive vascular neoplasm of the endothelial cell origin. It is usually seen in male, elderly patients and generally has a poor prognosis due to its high potential for metastasis. They arise at various sites such as skin, soft tissue, heart and great vessels. However, the tumors have a predilection for skin and superficial soft tissue. Most angiosarcomas of the skin arise in the three clinical variant; primary angiosarcoma of the face and scalp in the elderly patients; following lymphedema, and post radiation or trauma. Although, this tumor tend to recur locally and metastasize to the viscera, especially in the lung, but cutaneous metastasis of angiosarcomas from the internal organ are uncommon. Herein, we report a patient with cutaneous metastasis from primary cardiac angiosarcoma in the right atrium.

Keyword

Angiosarcoma; Cutaneous metastasis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Endothelial Cells
Heart
Heart Atria
Hemangiosarcoma
Humans
Lung
Lymphedema
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis
Prognosis
Scalp
Skin
Vascular Neoplasms
Viscera