Angiosarcoma of the axillary vein

Cancer. 1989 Sep 15;64(6):1301-3. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19890915)64:6<1301::aid-cncr2820640622>3.0.co;2-w.

Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of vascular origin. Malignant primary vein tumors are rare. The case of a 64-year-old patient who underwent a left forequarter amputation for angiosarcoma arising from the left axillary vein, a site not previously described, is presented. Also, the literature is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Axillary Vein / pathology*
  • Axillary Vein / surgery
  • Cytoplasm / ultrastructure
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged