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Central nervous system angiosarcoma

MedGen UID:
272441
•Concept ID:
C1332875
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: angiosarcoma (disease) of central nervous system; Angiosarcoma of Central Nervous System; angiosarcoma of central nervous system; Angiosarcoma of CNS; angiosarcoma of CNS; Angiosarcoma of the Central Nervous System; angiosarcoma of the central nervous system; Angiosarcoma of the CNS; angiosarcoma of the CNS; Central Nervous System Angiosarcoma; central nervous system angiosarcoma; central nervous system angiosarcoma (disease); Central Nervous System Hemangiosarcoma; central nervous system hemangiosarcoma; CNS Angiosarcoma; CNS angiosarcoma; CNS Hemangiosarcoma; CNS hemangiosarcoma; Hemangiosarcoma of Central Nervous System; hemangiosarcoma of central nervous system; Hemangiosarcoma of CNS; hemangiosarcoma of CNS; Hemangiosarcoma of the Central Nervous System; hemangiosarcoma of the central nervous system; Hemangiosarcoma of the CNS; hemangiosarcoma of the CNS
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003021

Definition

A malignant vascular neoplasm arising from the brain, spinal cord or meninges. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Guidelines of the French Society of Otorhinolaryngology (SFORL), short version. Extension assessment and principles of resection in cutaneous head and neck tumors.
SFORL work group, Durbec M, Couloigner V, Tronche S, Albert S, Kanitakis J, Ltaief Boudrigua A, Malard O, Maubec E, Mourrain Langlois E, Navailles B, Peuvrel L, Phulpin B, Thimonier JC, Disant F, Dolivet G
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2014 Dec;131(6):375-383. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2014.06.002. PMID: 25456243
Radiotherapeutic considerations in the treatment of hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system.
Smalley SR, Schomberg PJ, Earle JD, Laws ER Jr, Scheithauer BW, O'Fallon JR
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1990 May;18(5):1165-71. doi: 10.1016/0360-3016(90)90454-r. PMID: 2347723
Immunoperoxidase labelled antibody staining in differential diagnosis of central nervous system haemangioblastomas and central nervous system metastases of renal carcinomas.
Andrew SM, Gradwell E
J Clin Pathol 1986 Aug;39(8):917-9. doi: 10.1136/jcp.39.8.917. PMID: 3528231Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Primary Central Nervous System Angiosarcoma.
Gao M, Li P, Tan C, Liu J, Tie X, Pang C, Guo Z, Lin Y
World Neurosurg 2019 Dec;132:41-46. Epub 2019 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.128. PMID: 31470162

Prognosis

Primary Central Nervous System Angiosarcoma.
Gao M, Li P, Tan C, Liu J, Tie X, Pang C, Guo Z, Lin Y
World Neurosurg 2019 Dec;132:41-46. Epub 2019 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.128. PMID: 31470162
Metastatic Cardiac Angiosarcoma to the Lung, Spine, and Brain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Lin CT, Ducis K, Tucker S, Tranmer B
World Neurosurg 2017 Nov;107:1049.e9-1049.e12. Epub 2017 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.023. PMID: 28803168

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