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Objective:

We report the case of a rare angiosarcoma, retiform haemangioendothelioma, in an 18-year-old young man, which presented as a recurrent ulcerating lesion of the left pinna.

Method:

Case report and literature review of retiform haemangioendothelioma. This is a low grade angiosarcoma with a high local recurrence rate and low metastasis rate, and was first described in 1994 by Calonje et al.

Results:

This patient represents only the third report of lymph node metastasis in a case of retiform haemangioendothelioma. To date, 31 cases of the tumour have been reported. Histological diagnosis of this group of vascular neoplasms can be challenging, as their histopathological appearance is intermediate between haemangioma and angiosarcoma.

Conclusion:

Surgical excision remains the primary treatment modality, with adjuvant radiotherapy recommended in patients with large tumour size, local recurrence and lymph node metastasis, as seen in this case.

Angiosarcoma of the nasal cavity is extremely rare. We present a case of angiosarcoma of the nasal cavity in an eight-yearold boy. He was treated with medial maxiUectomy via lateral rhinotomy. The histological diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistological stain with Factor Vlll-like antigen. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was useful in determining the extent of the tumour.

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A rare angiosarcoma: retiform haemangioendothelioma

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A rare angiosarcoma: retiform haemangioendothelioma

Angiosarcoma of the nasal cavity