Rare angiosarcoma of inferior turbinate; A case report and literature review

Rare angiosarcoma of inferior turbinate; A case report and literature review

Angiosarcoma is a rare soft-tissue sarcoma. It is an aggressive, malignant endothelial cell tumour of vascular or lymphatic in origin. Angiosarcoma accounts for 2% of all sarcomas and over half of it occurred in head and neck region. Its treatment is challenging with a poor prognosis. We presented a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Eastern journal of medicine 2017-01, Vol.22 (1), p.20
Hauptverfasser: Sairin, Mohd Eksan, Yahya, Noorizan, Kuan, Chew Yok, Abdullah, Mohamad Khir, Husain, Salina
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Sprache:eng
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Case reports
Chemotherapy
Endoscopy
Lymphatic system
Lymphedema
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
Nose
Otolaryngology
Radiation therapy
Surgery
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Angiosarcoma is a rare soft-tissue sarcoma. It is an aggressive, malignant endothelial cell tumour of vascular or lymphatic in origin. Angiosarcoma accounts for 2% of all sarcomas and over half of it occurred in head and neck region. Its treatment is challenging with a poor prognosis. We presented a case of angiosarcoma of inferior turbinate occurring in a 73 year-old man.
ISSN:1301-0883
1309-3886