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ArticlePediatric radiology2024

Imaging features of pediatric angiosarcomas: clinical, pathologic, and radiological review.

Musab Almushayqih, Rose Chami, Aleena Malik, Govind B Chavhan

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Musab AlmushayqihDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Rose ChamiDivision of Pathology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Aleena MalikDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Govind B ChavhanDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada. drgovindchavhan@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1111-2457

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backgroundAngiosarcomas are rare malignant vascular tumors and there is scarcity of data on their imaging features.

objectiveTo review and illustrate the imaging, clinical, and pathologic features of angiosarcoma in children. MATERIALS AND

methodsA list of pathologically proven angiosarcoma seen between Nov 1992 and Jan 2023 was obtained from a pathology database and picture archiving and communication system. Those with pre-treatment imaging available on our PACS were included in the study. Imaging studies were reviewed by two readers in consensus.

resultsA total of six children (two males and four females; median age of 8.8 years; range 2.9 years to 15.5 years) had angiosarcoma during the study period. Organ of origin included breast (n = 2), liver (n = 2), spleen (n = 1), and paranasal sinuses (n = 1). The patient with splenic angiosarcoma had Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Five patients had a single lesion while one had multifocal lesions. The tumors were large with a median diameter of 12.9 cm (range 2.7 cm to 24 cm). Most tumors were heterogeneous on T2-weighted imaging with hemorrhage and necrosis and showed heterogeneous enhancement. Three had well-defined borders and three had infiltrative borders. None of the tumors showed calcifications. Two tumors in the liver showed gradual non-centripetal progressive diffuse enhancement on dynamic imaging. One patient had metastases at presentation and four patients subsequently developed metastases on follow-up. Five patients underwent surgical resection and chemotherapy; one patient with a liver lesion underwent arterial embolization followed by liver transplant. Three patients died at the last follow-up.

conclusionThe imaging features of angiosarcomas are nonspecific, but the tumors are large heterogeneously enhancing masses with hemorrhage and necrosis. Hepatic angiosarcomas may show non-centripetal progressive and heterogeneous enhancement on dynamic imaging.

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HemangiosarcomaAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedAngiosarcomaChildPathologyPrognosisRadiology

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