Primary Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Case Report

Vineet Chadha, Digvijay Singh Rawat, Beni Prasad

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2012.12011                

Abstract

Sarcomas are rare tumors of head and neck region and constitute less than 1% of all cancers in this region. Primary angiosarcoma of the oral cavity is an extremely rare malignancy with few reported cases in literature till now. We present a case of a 50-year-old woman who was diagnosed as angiosarcoma after appropriate histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation.

Keywords

Angiosarcoma; Tongue Tumor; Immunohistochemistry

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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