Ann Dermatol.  2017 Dec;29(6):809-810. 10.5021/ad.2017.29.6.809.

Primary Angiosarcoma of the Skin Presenting as Mild Erythema

• Moon SY
• Eun DH
• Jang YH
• Lee SJ
• Kim DW
• Lee WJ

• KMID: 2395198
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2017.29.6.809

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Erythema*
Hemangiosarcoma*
Skin*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A, B) Ill-demarcated, indurated erythema in the left zygomatic area.

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  Fig. 2 An irregular anastomosing vascular space lined with atypical endothelial cells (H&E; A: ×40, B: ×100, C: ×200). Immunohistochemical analysis of the lesion shows tumor cells stained for (D) CD31, (E) D2-40, or (F) Prox-1. D~F: ×100.

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