Primary scalp angiosarcoma with metastasis to the liver in an orthotopic liver transplant patient.

Journal: Experimental And Clinical Transplantation : Official Journal Of The Middle East Society For Organ Transplantation
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Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of vascular endothelial cells. A majority are primarily in the skin. Angiosarcoma of the head and neck is the most common form, but only constitutes 0.1% of all head and neck malignancies. We present an extraordinary case of a 71-year-old man 6 months status postorthotopic liver transplant secondary to end-stage liver disease from cryptogenic cirrhosis, who presented to the liver clinic with a rapidly growing scalp tumor and hypodense lesions within the liver. Further work-up and biopsies confirmed the first documented case of primary scalp angiosarcoma with metastasis to the liver in an orthotopic liver transplant patient.

Authors
Joseph Blackmon, Anand Rajpara, Vikas Patel, Richard Gilroy, Daniel Aires, Garth Fraga