Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Septum Pellucidum

Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Septum Pellucidum

Primary cerebral intra-axial epithelioid angiosarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy. To the best of our knowledge we describe the first case of epithelioid angiosarcoma arisen in the septum pellucidum of a 54-years-old man. Albeit extremely rare, this neoplasia is a potential source of misdiagnosi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in pathology 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Baldovini, Chiara, Martinoni, Matteo, Marucci, Gianluca
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Primary cerebral intra-axial epithelioid angiosarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy. To the best of our knowledge we describe the first case of epithelioid angiosarcoma arisen in the septum pellucidum of a 54-years-old man. Albeit extremely rare, this neoplasia is a potential source of misdiagnosis for other aggressive malignant tumors, and it should be taken into consideration.
ISSN:2090-6781
2090-679X
DOI:10.1155/2013/603671