PATHOLOGY & ONCOLOGY RESEARCHVol. 13 No. 4,
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Unusual Case of Subcutaneous Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the Ovary

David CANTÚ DE LEÓN1, Delia PÉREZ MONTIEL2, José CHANONA VILCHIS2

1Department of Surgical Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico
2Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico

 

The ovaries are common sites for metastatic disease, however, the most frequent ones are carcinomas. Metastatic sarcomas are very rare in ovary and most of them arise from genital tract. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman with subcutaneous angiosarcoma who had metastatic disease to the ovary resulting in acute abdominal pain. Discussion of the case and a review of the literature are presented. Pathology & Oncology Research, Vol 13, Nr 4, 379-381, 2007

Key words: ovary; metastatic sarcoma; angiosarcoma

Received: Nov 3, 2005; accepted: Nov 20, 2007
Correspondence: David CANTÚ DE LEÓN, Department of Surgical Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Av San Fernando #22 Col Seccion XVI Mexico City 14080, Mexico; Tel: 52-5525397170, Fax: 52-5556280422; E-mail: dcantu@itesm.mx

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