Agrawal Sujata, Chowdhury Zachariah, Jethani Roma
Department of Oncopathology Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH) and Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC), Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Varanasi, India.
Discoveries (Craiova). 2024 Dec 31;12(4):e198. doi: 10.15190/d.2024.17. eCollection 2024 Oct-Dec.
Angiosarcoma is an extremely uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm overall and moreso in female genital organs such as the ovary. Diagnosing primary ovarian angiosarcoma remains challenging on clinical grounds due to the absence of specific clinical symptoms as well as on histopathological analysis especially in poorly differentiated subtypes due to non-specific and overlapping morphologic features. Misdiagnosis in such scenarios can be devastating as this tumor is clinically very aggressive. We describe a case of primary ovarian angiosarcoma in a 33-year-old multiparous female with bilateral ovarian masses and metastasis at diagnosis. Histopathologic appraisal revealed a poorly differentiated malignant tumor with varied differential diagnoses. The saviour in such a scenario was the immunohistochemistry findings, underlining the incredible utility of this technique in the precise diagnosis and evasion of misdiagnosis. This case accentuates the paramount importance of precise diagnostic modalities in shaping clinical practice and enriching the scientific understanding of rare and aggressive neoplasms. Against this backdrop, the potential pitfalls and pearls while dealing with this entity have been elucidated, along with a review of the recent literature.
血管肉瘤总体上是一种极其罕见的间叶性肿瘤,在女性生殖器官如卵巢中更为罕见。由于缺乏特异性临床症状,以及在组织病理学分析中,尤其是在低分化亚型中,由于形态学特征不特异且相互重叠,诊断原发性卵巢血管肉瘤在临床上仍然具有挑战性。在这种情况下误诊可能是灾难性的,因为这种肿瘤在临床上具有很强的侵袭性。我们描述了一例33岁经产妇原发性卵巢血管肉瘤病例,诊断时双侧卵巢有肿块并伴有转移。组织病理学评估显示为低分化恶性肿瘤,鉴别诊断多样。在这种情况下,免疫组化结果起到了关键作用,凸显了该技术在精确诊断和避免误诊方面的巨大效用。该病例强调了精确诊断方法在指导临床实践和丰富对罕见侵袭性肿瘤的科学认识方面的至关重要性。在此背景下,阐明了处理该实体时潜在的陷阱和要点,并对近期文献进行了综述。