Rare angiosarcoma of inferior turbinate; A case report and literature review

Sairin, Mohd Eksan; Yahya, Noorizan; Kuan, Chew Yok; Abdullah, Mohamad Khir; Husain, Salina

pdf

Volume : 22 Issue : 1 Year : 2025

30/2Current Issue Ahead of Print Archive Most Accessed Articles

Rare angiosarcoma of inferior turbinate; A case report and literature review [Eastern J Med]

Eastern J Med. 2017; 22(1): 20-22 | DOI: 10.5505/ejm.2017.92400

Rare angiosarcoma of inferior turbinate; A case report and literature review

Mohd Eksan Sairin¹, Noorizan Yahya¹, Chew Yok Kuan¹, Mohamad Khir Abdullah¹, Salina Husain²
¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah, Johor, Malaysia
²Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Angiosarcoma is a rare soft-tissue sarcoma. It is an aggressive, malignant endothelial cell tumour of vascular or lymphatic in origin. Angiosarcoma accounts for 2% of all sarcomas and over half of it occurred in head and neck region. Its treatment is challenging with a poor prognosis. We presented a case of angiosarcoma of inferior turbinate occurring in a 73 year-old man.

Keywords: Angiosarcoma, inferior turbinate

Corresponding Author: Mohd Eksan Sairin, Malaysia
Manuscript Language: English

CITE

Full Text PDF Download citation RIS EndNote BibTex Medlars Procite Reference Manager Send email to author Similar articles PubMed Google Scholar

Quick Search

Rare angiosarcoma of inferior turbinate; A case report and literature review