Cutaneous angiosarcoma as a second malignancy in a lymphedematous leg in a Hodgkin's disease survivor

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1994 Nov;31(5 Pt 2):861-6. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(94)70247-0.

Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm. Cutaneous angiosarcoma not associated with postmastectomy lymphedema is rare. There are only eight reported cases of development of cutaneous angiosarcoma in a lymphedematous extremity in a patient with preexisting malignancy other than breast cancer. This is the first reported case of development of cutaneous angiosarcoma in a lymphedematous extremity in a Hodgkin's disease survivor. A review of cutaneous angiosarcoma associated with lymphedema and a discussion of the pathogenesis of angiosarcoma are included.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology*
  • Hodgkin Disease / complications
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology*
  • Hodgkin Disease / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Lymphedema / diagnosis
  • Lymphedema / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*