Angiosarcoma of the maxillary sinus:a case report

Angiosarcomas are high-grade malignant vascular tumors. They represent only 0.01-0.02% of all malignant tumors, and also only 1-4% are localized in the upper aerodigestive mucosa. Despite aggressive treatment of angiosarcomas, prognosis is poor with a median survival period of 15-24 months, and a 5-...

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Veröffentlicht in:JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR HEAD AND NECK SURGERY 2014, Vol.24(3), pp.255-259
Hauptverfasser: Kondo, Shunsuke, Sakihama, Noriyuki, Suto, Satoshi, Umeki, Hiroshi, Suzuki, Mikio
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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Zusammenfassung:Angiosarcomas are high-grade malignant vascular tumors. They represent only 0.01-0.02% of all malignant tumors, and also only 1-4% are localized in the upper aerodigestive mucosa. Despite aggressive treatment of angiosarcomas, prognosis is poor with a median survival period of 15-24 months, and a 5-year survival rate of 10-35%. They have a high local recurrence rate and a high distant metastasis rate. The main treatment is complete resection with a wide margin. We report a case of angiosarcomas arising in the maxillary sinus, in which we were able to achieve local control by performing a complete resection.
ISSN:1349-581X
1884-474X
DOI:10.5106/jjshns.24.255