Unusual case of subcutaneous angiosarcoma metastatic to the ovary David Cantú de León Email author Delia Pérez Montiel José Chanona Vilchis Case Report Received: 03 November 2005 Accepted: 20 November 2007 DOI :
10.1007/BF02940321
Cite this article as: Cantú de León, D., Pérez Montiel, D. & Chanona Vilchis, J. Pathol. Oncol. Res. (2007) 13: 379. doi:10.1007/BF02940321 Abstract The ovaries are common sites for metastatic disease, however, the most frequent ones are carcinomas. Metastatic sarcomas are very rare in ovary and most of them arise from genital tract. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman with subcutaneous angiosarcoma who had metastatic disease to the ovary resulting in acute abdominal pain. Discussion of the case and a review of the literature are presented.
Key words ovary metastatic sarcoma angiosarcoma
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Authors and Affiliations David Cantú de León Email author Delia Pérez Montiel José Chanona Vilchis 1. Department of Surgical Oncology Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia Mexico City Mexico 2. Department of Pathology Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia Mexico City Mexico