Central nervous system angiosarcoma: a case report

Abstract

Angiosarcomas are rare malignant tumors originating from endothelial cells in the walls of blood or lymph vessels. The local recurrence of primary central nervous system (CNS) sarcomas is common, whereas the metastatic CNS angiosarcomas are more likely to originate from the heart. Clinically, CNS angiosarcomas are characterized by a rapid onset of neurological symptoms, aggressive progression and a short patient’s life span (1,2). A 42-year-old male patient presented with a sudden onset of slurred speech, numbness in the left side, and truncal ataxia. The patient had two primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. He was admitted to the department of neurology of our university hospital.