Rare Metastases to Liver and Spleen form a Seldom Case of Facial Angiosarcoma Demonstrated on Staging FDG PET-CT

Angiosarcoma is a rare type of soft-tissue sarcoma, constituting only 1% out of all soft-tissue sarcomas pathologically originating from lymphatic or vascular endothelial cells. Angiosarcomas are reported to be very aggressive with a high incidence of metastases to different sites; therefore, it is very important to determine disease extension and detect local recurrence and/or distant metastases for appropriate management. We report a case of a 55-year-old Indian male who presented with soft-tissue thickening of the left cheek for which biopsy revealed angiosarcoma and was referred for fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) to assess the extent of disease highlighting the potential role of FDG PET/CT in rare malignancies like angiosarcomas.

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Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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2025-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_104_22
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Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
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Rare Metastases to Liver and Spleen form a Seldom Case of Facial Angiosarcoma Demonstrated on Staging FDG PET-CT

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Rare Metastases to Liver and Spleen form a Seldom Case of Facial Angiosarcoma Demonstrated on Staging FDG PET-CT

Prateek Kaushik, Dikhra Khan, Rahul Viswanathan, Rakesh Kumar, Sambit Sagar
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Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a rare type of soft-tissue sarcoma, constituting only 1% out of all soft-tissue sarcomas pathologically originating from lymphatic or vascular endothelial cells. Angiosarcomas are reported to be very aggressive with a high incidence of metastases to different sites; therefore, it is very important to determine disease extension and detect local recurrence and/or distant metastases for appropriate management. We report a case of a 55-year-old Indian male who presented with soft-tissue thickening of the left cheek for which biopsy revealed angiosarcoma and was referred for fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) to assess the extent of disease highlighting the potential role of FDG PET/CT in rare malignancies like angiosarcomas.

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