The American journal of surgical pathology
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Am. J. Surg. Pathol. · Aug 1986
Spindle cell hemangioendothelioma. A low-grade angiosarcoma resembling a cavernous hemangioma and Kaposi's sarcoma.
Twenty-six cases of a newly recognized form of vascular tumor are presented. The tumor may occur at any age, has a male predominance, and develops preferentially in the dermis and subcutaneous tissues of the distal extremities. Histologically it combines the features of both a cavernous hemangioma and Kaposi's sarcoma. ⋯ Follow-up information in 14 cases indicates that nine patients experienced "recurrences." One patient, who also received radiotherapy, developed regional lymph node metastasis 40 years after diagnosis and following 19 recurrences. No patient, however, has died of his disease, despite relatively limited surgical excision. The term "spindle cell hemangioendothelioma" is suggested for this vascular tumor of low-grade malignancy.