A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation
Rationale: Angiosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal tumor arising from vascular endothelial cells. This is an aggressive malignancy associated with poor prognosis. Angiosarcoma in the head and neck is exceedingly rare, accounting for less than 4 % of tumors.[1] Patient Concern: We report a unique cas...
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| author | Shilajit Bhattacharya Ajit V. Koshy Prachi Baldawa Samantha Thakur Amisha Shah Harshad Bhagwat |
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Angiosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal tumor arising from vascular endothelial cells. This is an aggressive malignancy associated with poor prognosis. Angiosarcoma in the head and neck is exceedingly rare, accounting for less than 4 % of tumors.[1]
Patient Concern:
We report a unique case of angiosarcoma involving the tongue underlying the diagnostic conundrum and pointers towards an accurate diagnosis.
Take-away lesson:
Due to rarity of the disease, consensus on optimal treatment approach is lacking and multicenter prospective studies would be helpful to set clinical guidelines. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-985a9b0dfc4c4a118b60592922c85f8c2025-02-09T09:42:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032023-04-0134222622810.4103/ijdr.ijdr_741_22A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at PresentationShilajit BhattacharyaAjit V. KoshyPrachi BaldawaSamantha ThakurAmisha ShahHarshad BhagwatRationale: Angiosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal tumor arising from vascular endothelial cells. This is an aggressive malignancy associated with poor prognosis. Angiosarcoma in the head and neck is exceedingly rare, accounting for less than 4 % of tumors.[1] Patient Concern: We report a unique case of angiosarcoma involving the tongue underlying the diagnostic conundrum and pointers towards an accurate diagnosis. Take-away lesson: Due to rarity of the disease, consensus on optimal treatment approach is lacking and multicenter prospective studies would be helpful to set clinical guidelines.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_741_22angiosarcomaaggressivemalignancytonguevascular endothelial cells |
| spellingShingle | Shilajit Bhattacharya Ajit V. Koshy Prachi Baldawa Samantha Thakur Amisha Shah Harshad Bhagwat A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation Indian Journal of Dental Research angiosarcoma aggressive malignancy tongue vascular endothelial cells |
| title | A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation |
| title_full | A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation |
| title_fullStr | A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation |
| title_short | A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation |
| title_sort | case report of angiosarcoma of the tongue a diagnostic dilemma at presentation |
| topic | angiosarcoma aggressive malignancy tongue vascular endothelial cells |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_741_22 |
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