Difference between revisions of "Vascular tumours"

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*Malignant tumour - with a horrible prognosis.<ref name=pmid20537949>{{cite journal |author=Young RJ, Brown NJ, Reed MW, Hughes D, Woll PJ |title=Angiosarcoma |journal=Lancet Oncol |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2010 |month=May |pmid=20537949 |doi=10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70023-1 |url=}}</ref>
*Malignant tumour - with a horrible prognosis.<ref name=pmid20537949>{{cite journal |author=Young RJ, Brown NJ, Reed MW, Hughes D, Woll PJ |title=Angiosarcoma |journal=Lancet Oncol |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2010 |month=May |pmid=20537949 |doi=10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70023-1 |url=}}</ref>
*Classically on the scalp or head & neck.
*Classically on the scalp or head & neck.
Epidemiology:
*May arise secondary to therapeutic radiation or chronic lymphoedema related to breast carcinoma.
*May arise secondary to therapeutic radiation or chronic lymphoedema related to breast carcinoma.
*Liver angiosarcomas are assoc. with vinyl chloride exposure.<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|212}}</ref>


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