Angiosarcoma Of The Scalp: Case Report.

Angiosarcoma is a rare and deadly malignancy originating from the vascular endothelial cells that usually occurs in the head and neck, especially in the scalp. The presentation varies from a small plaque to multifocal nodules. The treatment depends on the extent of the disease. Most cases are treated with wide excision and reconstruction, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are advocated in the recurrent or extensive lesions with regional or distant metastasis. A case of a 86-year-old female patient with a scalp lesion and palpable neck node is presented. On excisional biopsy it was diagnosed as angiosarcoma of skin and soft tissue. Wide excision was done and patient was given radiotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]