Angiosarcoma of the leg. A case report

A patient with angiosarcoma on the lower leg is presented. The lesion resembled primarily an atypical varicose ulcer, but was immediately suspected of malignancy. Four biopsies could not confirm our suspicion. Only after total excision of the area the diagnosis angiosarcoma was established. This indicates that deep biopsies should be taken from all parts of a tumour suspected of this type of malignant disease.