Atypical presentation of cutaneous angiosarcoma: review of the literature

Abstract

Cutaneous angiosarcoma (CAS) is an aggressive tumour of vascular or lymphatic origin. Although relatively rare, it needs to be recognized and treated early. CAS typically arises on the head or neck as a bruise or raised purplish–red papule or plaque. However, it can sometimes resemble a benign skin lesion, leading to delay in diagnosis and consequent poor patient outcome. CAS may be mistaken for inflammatory, autoimmune or infectious disease, or for a benign skin tumour or post‐traumatic lesion. We analyse the atypical clinical forms of this aggressive tumour and review the literature.

An unusually indolent well-differentiated Wilson-Jones angiosarcoma: A case report

“…Clinical presentation of cAS is highly variable in the early stages, usually appearing as a poorly defined bruise-like violaceous indurated macule or plaque and can mimic numerous conditions, 4 which explains frequent delays in presentation. In most reports, patients presented within 2-6 months from onset of symptoms.…”