Abstract
Angiosarcomas are rare vascular malignancies, with a tendency to spread extensively both locally and systemically; present with metastasis in approximately 20% of patients. Bruise like patches on the face and scalp of elderly patients should raise the index of suspicion for angiosarcoma. We present a 56 year male patient with slowly widening induration, ulceration and oozing for 5 months on the scalp. The diagnosis of cutaneous angiosarcoma was made by histopathology of biopsy material taken from the involved area of the skin.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Narender Kumar
Medical officer specialist (ENT), Civil Hospital Tissa, H.P. India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v9i10.09
