Angiosarcoma of the Temporal Bone: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Angiosarcoma
Lateral skull base
Temporal bone
Journal
World neurosurgery
ISSN: 1878-8769
Titre abrégé: World Neurosurg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101528275
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
16
06
2019
revised:
11
07
2019
accepted:
12
07
2019
pubmed:
23
7
2019
medline:
28
1
2020
entrez:
23
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Angiosarcomas are rare malignant tumors of endothelial origin. Nearly one half of all angiosarcomas occur in the head and neck. Temporal bone angiosarcomas are extremely uncommon. We present a case of temporal bone angiosarcoma and a review of the relevant data. We present the case of a 20-year-old man with a painful right postauricular mass after a closed head injury. Radiologic studies demonstrated a large right osteolytic and heterogeneously enhancing mass. The patient underwent right transpetrosal craniectomy for resection. Histologic studies confirmed high-grade sarcoma. Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated a uniformly positive ERG endothelial marker, CD31 staining with cytoplasmic and membranous patterns of immunopositivity, positive nuclear staining for FLI-1, positive cytoplasmic and membranous staining for CD99 and STAT6, and negative smooth muscle actin stains in the neoplastic cells. Ki-67 staining showed ∼94% positivity in the neoplastic cell nuclei. Postoperative follow-up imaging studies demonstrated evidence of metastatic right cervical lymphadenopathy. Angiosarcoma of the temporal bone is extremely uncommon. In the present case report, we explored a relationship between trauma and angiosarcoma of the temporal bone. We reviewed the reported data regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, radiologic findings, and histologic characteristics of angiosarcoma of the temporal bone.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Angiosarcomas are rare malignant tumors of endothelial origin. Nearly one half of all angiosarcomas occur in the head and neck. Temporal bone angiosarcomas are extremely uncommon. We present a case of temporal bone angiosarcoma and a review of the relevant data.
CASE DESCRIPTION
METHODS
We present the case of a 20-year-old man with a painful right postauricular mass after a closed head injury. Radiologic studies demonstrated a large right osteolytic and heterogeneously enhancing mass. The patient underwent right transpetrosal craniectomy for resection. Histologic studies confirmed high-grade sarcoma. Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated a uniformly positive ERG endothelial marker, CD31 staining with cytoplasmic and membranous patterns of immunopositivity, positive nuclear staining for FLI-1, positive cytoplasmic and membranous staining for CD99 and STAT6, and negative smooth muscle actin stains in the neoplastic cells. Ki-67 staining showed ∼94% positivity in the neoplastic cell nuclei. Postoperative follow-up imaging studies demonstrated evidence of metastatic right cervical lymphadenopathy.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Angiosarcoma of the temporal bone is extremely uncommon. In the present case report, we explored a relationship between trauma and angiosarcoma of the temporal bone. We reviewed the reported data regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, radiologic findings, and histologic characteristics of angiosarcoma of the temporal bone.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31330332
pii: S1878-8750(19)32013-3
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.07.107
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
351-357Informations de copyright
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