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Primary angiosarcoma of the ovary with prominent fibrosis of the ovarian stroma. Case report of an 81-year old patient

Authors: Hans Bösmüller, Christine Gruber, Sophie Haitchi-Petnehazy, Dietmar Wagner, Gerald Webersinke, Steffen Hauptmann

Published in: Diagnostic Pathology | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

Primary angiosarcoma of the ovary (AS) is a rare entity with only 31 reported cases. The majority are pure angiosarcomas, the remainder are associated either with teratomas or conventional epithelial tumors. More than 50% of ovarian AS are disseminated at the time of diagnosis, the minority is detected in stage I. The prognosis of ovarian angiosarcoma in general is poor. Most reports refer to younger individuals, aged from 7 to 46 years, and only 2 case reports could be found for patients older than 64 years. Here we present a very unusual case of angiosarcoma in a 81-year-old patient.

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Title: Primary angiosarcoma of the ovary with prominent fibrosis of the ovarian stroma. Case report of an 81-year old patient
Authors: Hans Bösmüller
Christine Gruber
Sophie Haitchi-Petnehazy
Dietmar Wagner
Gerald Webersinke
Steffen Hauptmann
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Diagnostic Pathology / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1746-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-6-65

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