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Case Reports
. 2008 Jul;90(5):W15-6.
doi: 10.1308/147870808X303038.

Angiosarcoma in an area of lipodermatosclerosis

Andrew J L Jowett  1 , Simon D Parvin
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Case Reports

Angiosarcoma in an area of lipodermatosclerosis

Andrew J L Jowett et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

We present an unusual case in a post phlebitic lower limb that had previously developed an area of lipodermatosclerosis. An area within this broke down as a result of an angiosarcoma rather than the more probable: formation of a venous ulcer.

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Figure 1
The area of lipodermatosclerosis and lesion as described.
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