We report an uncommon case of solitary, small hepatic angiosarcoma that was initially considered as a hemangioma. We present the imaging findings, with an emphasis on the initial and follow-up CT and MR findings, as well as report on the more suggestive findings of angiosarcoma than those of a hemangioma.

1Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, SMGS Hospital, Government Medical College, University of Jammu, Jammu-180001 Jammu & Kashmir, India, 2Department of Pathology, SMGS Hospital, Government Medical College, University of Jammu, Jammu-180001 Jammu & Kashmir, India, 3Department of Radio-Diagnosis, SMGS Hospital, Government Medical College, University of Jammu, Jammu-180001 Jammu &...

An elderly woman is presented who developed a rapidly fatal angiosarcoma of the upper extremity and ipsilateral breast in the setting of longstanding arm lymphedema following a childhood accident.

Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare tumour. One of the largest autopsy series including about 500,000 cases gave an incidence of primary pericardial tumours of <0.0022% (Gossinger et al., 1998). However, it accounts for approximately 2-3% of all cardiac and pericardial primary tumours being the third tumour after angiosarcoma and rhabdomiosarcoma (Karadzic et al., 20...

Two cases of angiosarcomas of the heart are described. In one the tumour, which arose from the right atrium, was demonstrated during life by angiography. In the other, diagnosed only at necropsy, the tumour arose from the right ventricle. Both cases illustrate many of the typical features of this rare tumour and the difficulties of antemortem diagnosis.

Cutaneous angiosarcomas are rare and constitute less than 1% of all malignant mesenchymal tumours. Most angiosarcomas of skin arise in the following clinical settings: 1. face and scalp of elderly 2. following lymphoedema and 3. post radiation. We present a case of an elderly man presenting with scalp lesion of 18 months duration. Histological examination of the biopsy revealed features of an a...