Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
An unusual case of cutaneous angiosarcoma clinically mimicking eczema is described. A 98-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 6-month history of a flesh-colored, subcutaneous nodule on his left forehead with contralateral facial erythema and scaling that had been previously diagnosed as eczema....
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| description | An unusual case of cutaneous angiosarcoma clinically mimicking eczema is described. A 98-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 6-month history of a flesh-colored, subcutaneous nodule on his left forehead with contralateral facial erythema and scaling that had been previously diagnosed as eczema. Despite treatments with topical steroids and moisturizers, the condition did not resolve. At our clinic, excisional biopsy of the forehead lesion and scouting biopsies from the contralateral cheek were performed which revealed cutaneous angiosarcoma. The described case illustrates that dermatitis-like features should be considered as a rare clinical manifestation of cutaneous angiosarcoma. It also demonstrates that these lesions may respond well to radiotherapy as a single modality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-57fe8ce8ba01400e85342c2bdc024b7e2025-02-03T01:28:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/906426906426Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureNhat Q. Trinh0Issra Rashed1Kelli A. Hutchens2Aileen Go3Edward Melian4Rebecca Tung5Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USAStritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USADepartment of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USADepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USADepartment of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USADepartment of Dermatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USAAn unusual case of cutaneous angiosarcoma clinically mimicking eczema is described. A 98-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 6-month history of a flesh-colored, subcutaneous nodule on his left forehead with contralateral facial erythema and scaling that had been previously diagnosed as eczema. Despite treatments with topical steroids and moisturizers, the condition did not resolve. At our clinic, excisional biopsy of the forehead lesion and scouting biopsies from the contralateral cheek were performed which revealed cutaneous angiosarcoma. The described case illustrates that dermatitis-like features should be considered as a rare clinical manifestation of cutaneous angiosarcoma. It also demonstrates that these lesions may respond well to radiotherapy as a single modality.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/906426 |
| spellingShingle | Nhat Q. Trinh Issra Rashed Kelli A. Hutchens Aileen Go Edward Melian Rebecca Tung Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Unusual Clinical Presentation of Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Eczema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | unusual clinical presentation of cutaneous angiosarcoma masquerading as eczema a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/906426 |
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