[Foreign body-induced angiosarcoma 60 years after a shell splinter injury]

T Teltzrow; C Hallermann; S Müller; V Schwipper

doi:10.1007/s10006-006-0026-4

[Foreign body-induced angiosarcoma 60 years after a shell splinter injury]

Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir. 2006 Nov;10(6):415-8. doi: 10.1007/s10006-006-0026-4.

[Article in German]

Authors

T Teltzrow¹, C Hallermann, S Müller, V Schwipper

Affiliation

¹ Abteilung für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Dorbaumstrasse 300, 48157 Münster, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 17006674
DOI: 10.1007/s10006-006-0026-4

Abstract

An 84-year-old gentleman developed an angiosarcoma in the lateral temporal fossa 60 years after a World War II injury. The tumour resection confirmed the close spatial relationship of the tumour and a shell splinter. Analysis of the metallic composition showed no clear carcinogenic potential of the ingredients; an inflammation-related carcinogenesis seems more probable. A review of the literature revealed two similar cases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Blast Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Blast Injuries / pathology*
Blast Injuries / surgery
Cicatrix / pathology
Fibrosis
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies / pathology*
Foreign Bodies / surgery
Foreign-Body Reaction / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Reaction / pathology*
Foreign-Body Reaction / surgery
Hemangiosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
Hemangiosarcoma / pathology*
Hemangiosarcoma / surgery
Humans
Male
Maxillary Sinus / diagnostic imaging
Maxillary Sinus / injuries*
Maxillary Sinus / pathology
Maxillary Sinus / surgery
Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / pathology*
Metals*
Radiography

Substances

Metals