About 75% of HS arise in the skin or soft tissues, with other organs being affected as follows: liver, 6%; heart, 5%; bones, 4%; spleen 3% [2].

• According to a retrospective study conducted in Mexico [3], cutaneous HS most commonly develop in the following regions of the human body: scalp and neck (37%), trunk (24%), face (20%). In the same study, tumor sizes ranging from a few millimeters to more than 30 cm have been reported. HS typically manifest in form of multiple, reddish blue or purple papules. As the disease progresses, these papules augment in size, their surface may ulcerate and become increasingly prone to bleed. Most patients diagnosed with this type of HS have a medical history of cancer, often of breast cancer treated with radiation therapy or by means of mastectomy.
• HS affecting soft tissues or internal organs may cause pain and exert local mass effects. Further symptoms may develop due to HS interfering with organ function, e.g., hepatic HS may be associated with jaundice and lead to hepatic failure [4], while cardiac HS may cause dyspnea, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade [5] [6]. Spontaneous tumor rupture has repeatedly been described and may lead to anemia, thrombocytopenia, and coagulopathy, or hemorrhagic shock [7] [8].
  

Hematogenous spread is common, and metastases most frequently develop in the lungs. Accordingly, patients may present with signs of lung cancer.

Additionally, patients may claim constitutive symptoms like fatigue, fever, night sweats and weight loss. Hemolytic anemia may be observed [9] [10].

• Thyroid Nodule

  Fine needle aspiration cytology from the thyroid nodule was suspicious. After blood transfusion, total thyroidectomy was performed. Postoperative histopathological examination of the specimen revealed hemangiosarcoma of the thyroid. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Vascular Disease

  Initial clinical diagnostic impressions included pericarditis, vasculitis due to a collagen vascular disease, interstitial pneumonia, sarcoidosis, and metastatic adenocarcinoma ( n = 13). [nature.com]

• Scalp Mass

  In June 2008, more than seven months after the surgery, the patient was readmitted to the Department of Neurosurgery presenting with multiple scalp masses ( Fig. 2 ). This was diagnosed as a post-operative recurrence of the scalp angiosarcoma. [spandidos-publications.com]

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy and histopathological analysis of obtained specimens will reveal characteristic features. On the one hand, there are epithelioid cells lining small cavities that distantly resemble blood vessels. On the other hand, spindle-shaped sarcoma cells are present. They are generally arranged in strands and form the backbone of vessel-like structures. With regards to nuclei, aberrant mitotic figures are frequently observed [1]. There may be necrotic foci. Antibodies directed against vascular markers like CD31, CD34, and FLI1 may be used for immunohistochemical analyses to corroborate histological findings.

While this approach is feasible in case of superficial HS, a more extensive preparation is required to obtain tumor samples from other sites. Here, imaging techniques have to be applied first in order to confirm the presence of a local mass and to obtain information regarding its accessibility [11] [6].

• Pseudomonas

  Here, we hypothesized that EGFuPA-toxin, a bispecific ligand-targeted toxin (BLT) consisting of a deimmunized Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE) conjugated to epidermal growth factor and urokinase, would efficiently target and kill cells derived from canine hemangiosarcoma [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Our case stresses the importance of multimodality treatment in centers for cancer treatment. Histopathologic evaluation is essential in the diagnosis of epitheloid hemangioendothelioma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Treatment and Follow-up for Metastatic Disease In the situation where the tumor is recurrent or metastatic, in some cases radiation or another surgical resection can be offered, but usually treatment consists of intravenous chemotherapy directed against [web.archive.org]

Even with aggressive treatment, most patients have a survival rate of approximately 6 months. [knowcancer.com]

Both of these patients had complete and durable responses to the treatment and remained without evidence of disease at the time of publication of this study. [ascopost.com]

Early splenectomy will improve prognosis and survival. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: The etiology of hemangiosarcoma remains incompletely understood. Its common occurrence in dogs suggests predisposing factors favor its development in this species. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Little is known about the disease' etiology, but patients suffering from chronic lymphedema as well as those who received radiation therapy are known to be predisposed for HS. [symptoma.com]

Known etiological factors (seen in 20% of hepatic angiosarcomas) include occupational exposure to vinyl chloride monomer, arsenic, and androgenic-anabolic steroids. [codes.iarc.fr]

Angiosarcomas also can originate in the liver, breast, spleen, bone, or heart. [1, 2, 3, 4] Epidemiology Frequency United States Angiosarcomas are rare neoplasms. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Epidemiology They account for less than 1% of all sarcomas and are more frequently seen in males (M:F = 2:1) except when seen in the setting of post-mastectomy lymphedema which is clearly more common in women and is known as Stewart-Treves syndrome. [radiopaedia.org]

Publication of this report and a related journal article (5) stimulated a series of clinical investigations, epidemiologic studies, and toxicologic analyses. [cdc.gov]

Moreover, the growth-factor environment of HSA is very similar to that of pathophysiological angiogenesis, which some homeobox genes regulate in the transcription of angiogenic molecules. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pathophysiology Angiosarcomas arising at different sites and in different organs have some distinct features. Angiosarcomas may occur in any region of the body but are more frequent in skin and soft tissue. [emedicine.medscape.com]

The sequestration of platelets and local intravascular destruction of clotting factors 28 both contribute to the pathophysiologic process of DIC, which has been well-described in the literature. 28,29 Anaemia is another common finding in patients with [emjreviews.com]

The formation of vessel-like structures was blocked by nicotine, and restored by FK506, suggesting that 'nuclear factor of activated T cells' activity prevents differentiation of these cells. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It may work by preventing the cancer cells from dividing and eventually cause the tumor cells to die similar to other drugs that target microtubules [clinicaltrials.gov]

These treatments can help prevent the tumor from coming back. Which combination of treatments is right for you depends on the unique characteristics of the tumor. [mskcc.org]

A SHE has been defined as "an unnecessary disease, disability, or untimely death whose occurrence signals a failure of prevention" (3). [cdc.gov]

Hence, surgical resection is preceded or followed by brachytherapy or external beam radiotherapy to prevent local recurrence. [omicsonline.org]

Hemangiosarcoma (HS) is a rare malignant neoplasm originating from mesenchymal tissue, namely from endothelial cells. This neoplasm is often described as a spongy tumor composed of dysfunctional blood vessel cells that are positioned together by undifferentiated sarcoma cells arranged in strands. The tumor is well supplied with blood. It differs largely from its benign counterpart, the hemangioma; HS generally affect the elderly, grow rapidly and invasively, and metastasize early. Hemangioma is typically diagnosed in neonates, grows slowly and resolves spontaneously.

HS primarily develop in the skin, in superficial or deep soft tissues, but they may also affect the liver, spleen, heart, or any other organ [1]. Little is known about the disease' etiology, but patients suffering from chronic lymphedema as well as those who received radiation therapy are known to be predisposed for HS [2]. It has been suggested that the growing number of patients exposed to therapeutic radiation accounts for the observed increase in HS incidence rates.

Of note, HS is a rather common diagnosis in veterinary medicine. Dogs are most frequently affected, but this tumor is also diagnosed in other species of domestic and wild animals. In order to avoid confusion between human and non-human HS, the term angiosarcoma is sometimes preferred for the disease of men. In any case, research concerning human HS is complicated by the low incidence of the disease. This does not apply to veterinary medicine and research; efforts made in this discipline may eventually allow the design of target-oriented studies in humans.

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