Key result
Cutaneous angiosarcoma at an AV fistula site presents with fatal metastases in a non-immunocompromised patient.
Case Report (n=1)
Angiosarcoma should be considered early in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue masses near an arteriovenous fistula due to its potential for early metastasis and poor prognosis.
Consider angiosarcoma in AV fistula masses; single case leaves open incidence and management guidelines.
We present a case of angiosarcoma at an arteriovenous fistula site in a non-immunocompromised patient presenting as a soft tissue swelling with associated findings suggestive of lung malignancy, metastases and bleeding diathesis. This patient died of an otherwise unexplained subdural haematoma. Given the ability of this tumour to metastasise early and the poor prognosis of angiosarcoma without adequate resection, this needs to be considered early in any differential diagnosis of soft tissue masses near an arteriovenous fistula.
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Heining et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Cutaneous angiosarcoma at an arteriovenous fistula site (n=1). A non-immunocompromised patient with cutaneous angiosarcoma at an arteriovenous fistula site presented with soft tissue swelling and metastases, ultimately dying from a subdural haematoma.
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