An aggressive form of cancer, angiosarcoma originating in the lining of blood vessels. The tumors can grow anywhere in the body but are most common in the soft tissues such as skin, breast, liver or spleen.Angiosarcoma easily transmitted through the vascular and lymphatic systems. The symptoms may not appear until the disease is advanced. Hemangiosarcoma refers specifically to tumors fed by the vascular system. Lymphangiosaroma describes tumors fed by the lymph vessels. This type of angiosarcoma compromises the immune system.
Several factors have been identified as possible causes of the disease:
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or environmental pollutants.
lymphoedema is widely recognized as a cause of angiosarcoma in women who have undergone a radical mastectomy. The radiation caused by tumors can occur in the absence of chronic lymphedema. Lesions arising in the years after radiation therapy. The higher the radiation dose, the greater the risk of a subsequent tumor.