Krishnamurthy Arvind
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), 38, Sardar Patel Rd, Adyar, Chennai, 600036 India.
Indian J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar;9(1):86-89. doi: 10.1007/s13193-018-0730-1. Epub 2018 Jan 25.
Angiosarcoma is a malignant vascular tumor derived from the mesenchymal cells which have undergone an angioblastic differentiation. About half of the angiosarcomas are reported to localize in the skin and soft tissues of the head and neck, i.e., found predominantly to arise from the scalp and face. Angiosarcomas rarely involve the skeletal system, wherein they generally have a tendency for multicentricity. Primary bony angiosarcoma accounts for about 6% of all the angiosarcomas and about 1.4% of all the primary bony sarcomas. A majority of angiosarcomas are reported to occur in the elderly males; its occurrence in the pediatric population is extraordinarily rare. We report a rare case of a solitary primary intraosseous mandibular angiosarcoma in a 7-year-old male child. The unique clinical presentation, the histopathological features along with the management challenges of this fascinating yet aggressive tumor is discussed.
血管肉瘤是一种源自经历血管母细胞分化的间充质细胞的恶性血管肿瘤。据报道,约一半的血管肉瘤位于头颈部的皮肤和软组织,即主要发现于头皮和面部。血管肉瘤很少累及骨骼系统,在骨骼系统中通常具有多中心性倾向。原发性骨血管肉瘤约占所有血管肉瘤的6%,占所有原发性骨肉瘤的1.4%。据报道,大多数血管肉瘤发生于老年男性;在儿童人群中极为罕见。我们报告了一例7岁男性儿童罕见的孤立性原发性下颌骨内血管肉瘤病例。讨论了这种迷人但具有侵袭性的肿瘤独特的临床表现、组织病理学特征以及治疗挑战。