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Comprehensive Endovascular and Open Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
Published on: October 20, 2017
[Superselective feeder embolization for hemorrhage from cutaneous angiosarcoma in scalp]
Nobuyuki Hirotsune1, Kinya Terada, Toshinari Meguro
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Hiroshima City Hospital, 7-33 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 730-8518, Japan. hiro.ns@city-hosp.naka.hiroshima.jp
Abstract:
A 76-year-old male developed a hemorrhagic nodule and a surrounding purple-red, irregularly shaped macule on his scalp after head trauma. The diagnosis of angiosarcoma was confirmed histologically. A transarterial feeder embolization was performed followed by a surgical excision. It was effective for bleeding from a tumor, and superselective catheterization was important for this specific tumor. The early diagnosis by neurosurgeon may lead to improved survival.
