Related Experiment Videos
Cutaneous epithelioid angiosarcoma: a potential diagnostic trap for cytopathologists
1Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Diagnostic Cytopathology
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
We report on the cytologic features of a rare case of cutaneous epithelioid angiosarcoma of the scalp occurring in a 65-yr-old Chinese male. The prominent epithelioid features may cytologically mimic poorly-differentiated carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and even epithelioid sarcoma. Recognition of subtle cytologic features of vasoproliferation, immunohistochemical demonstration of endothelial markers, and ultrastructural examination are necessary before a final conclusion may be drawn.