Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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Atypical Angiosarcoma with a Solitary Erythematous Nodule on the Cheek: A Case Report

드물게 발생한 얼굴에 생긴 단일 종괴 형태의 혈관육종에 대한 증례보고

  • Kyung Suk Lee (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jae Bong Shin (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Jun Sik Kim (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Gi Cheol Do (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Min Hyung Kim (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Nam Gyun Kim (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine)
  • 이경석 (경상국립대학교병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 신재봉 (경상국립대학교병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 김준식 (경상국립대학교병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 도기철 (경상국립대학교병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 김민형 (경상국립대학교병원 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 김남균 (경상국립대학교병원 성형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2022.11.03
  • Accepted : 2022.12.13
  • Published : 2023.05.30
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Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a very rare subtype of sarcoma. It mainly occurs in the head and neck, and cutaneous angiosarcoma in this region seems to be a distinctive neoplasm with characteristic clinicopathologic features that differ from those of angiosarcoma in other anatomical locations. The prognosis of angiosarcoma in the head and neck region is poor, and the risk of local recurrence and metastasis is high. We reconstructed an atypical angiosarcoma that presented as a solitary nodule with a shape suggestive of hemangioma on the cheek using a modified bilobed local flap. At a 12-month follow-up visit, the patient in this case showed successful recovery after radiation therapy.

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