Multiple retiform hemangioendotheliomas. A low-grade angiosarcoma

Am J Dermatopathol. 1996 Dec;18(6):606-10. doi: 10.1097/00000372-199612000-00010.

Abstract

We present the case of a 30-year-old woman who over a 10-year period has developed multiple well-differentiated angiosarcomas involving the trunk and extremities. The clinical and histologic features are characteristic of retiform hemangioendothelioma (RH), a distinctive form of low-grade angiosarcoma. This case is unique in that multiple lesions developed in different anatomic sites. We discuss the clinical and histologic characteristics, diagnosis, and prognosis of RH.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Collagen
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endothelium, Vascular / pathology
  • Female
  • Hemangioendothelioma / pathology*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / classification
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Prognosis
  • Sclerosis
  • Skin Neoplasms / classification
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Collagen