A Case of Primary Uterine Angiosarcoma.

Shin, Seung Ryeong; Cha, Dong Soo; Han, Kyoung Hee; Park, Kwang Hwa; Park, Jin Kyu; Cho, Hyoung Chan; Hyung, Hee Sun

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004;47(11):2260-2263.
Published online November 1, 2004.

A Case of Primary Uterine Angiosarcoma.

Seung Ryeong Shin, Dong Soo Cha, Kyoung Hee Han, Kwang Hwa Park, Jin Kyu Park, Hyoung Chan Cho, Hee Sun Hyung

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.

Abstract

Angiosarcoma is defined as a malignant tumor of the endothelial cells present in blood vessels and represents less than 1% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Primary uterine angiosarcomas are particularly rare, and tend to have poor prognosis mostly related to the aggressive nature and the metastatic potential of these tumors. They present most commonly with vaginal bleeding or with weight loss and a pelvic mass. Although postoperative radiation and combination chemotherapy are options being utilized, the results have only shown limited success. We report a case of primary uterine angiosarcoma with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Primary uterine angiosarcoma