CUTANEOUS ANGIOSARCOMA AS A 2ND MALIGNANCY IN A LYMPHEDEMATOUS LEG INA HODGKINS-DISEASE SURVIVOR

Angiosarcoma is a rare and highly malignant neoplasm. Cutaneous angios arcoma not associated with postmastectomy lymphedema is rare. There ar e only eight reported cases of de velopment of cutaneous angiosarcoma in a lymphedematous extremity in a patient with pre existing malignanc y other than breast cancer. This is the first reported case of develop ment of cutaneous angiosarcoma in a lymphedematous extremity in a Hodg kin's disease survivor. A review of cutaneous angiosarcoma associated with lymphedema and a discussion of the pathogenesis of angiosarcoma a re included.