Korean J Pathol.
2003 Dec;37(6):435-437.
Multifocal Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Stomach: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pathology, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. kmpark@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Surgery, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Angiosarcoma is a very rare neoplasm, and even more so in the gastrointestinal tract where its distinction from adenocarcinoma may be extremely difficult. We report a case of multifocal epithelioid angiosarcoma of the stomach in a 65-year-old woman. Histologically, the tumor foci were composed of haphazard, anastomosing channels lined by malignant endothelial cells with epithelioid features. Those neoplastic cells stained positive for CD31, CD34, and factor VIII-related antigen.
