congenital angiosarcoma, a case report and review of literature

Introduction: angiosarcoma, originating from vessels, constitutes about 0.2% to 0.3% of all pediatric soft tissue sarcomas. prognosis of angiosarcoma is poor and depends on patient’s age, tumor location, size, histological grade and extent of tumor progression. case presentation: we report a rare case of a congenital angiosarcoma of scalp with dural and skull bone invasion in a onemonthold boy. his mother noticed the mass 2 days after birth as a very small insignificant nodule, but it grew rapidly afterward. conclusions: the treatment consisted of only a wide surgical resection. after 15 months there was no sign of local recurrence or metastasis was noticeable and the tumor showed favorable outcome. this case indicates the possibility of a better clinical behavior in congenital angiosarcoma.