CASE REPORT
Primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of endometrium
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Department of Pathology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Submission date: 2022-11-20
Final revision date: 2023-02-21
Acceptance date: 2023-03-01
Publication date: 2023-10-25
Corresponding author
Hilal Ozakinci
Hilal Ozakinci Department of Pathology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Hilal Ozakinci Department of Pathology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Pol J Pathol 2023;74(3):219-222
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Angiosarcoma is a poor prognostic tumor observed less than 1% in soft tissue, while it is rarely detected in the endometrium and has been described in few case reports. In this report, we present a case of primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of endometrium to raise awareness and emphasize for pathologists and clinicians.
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