Table 1.
Reported cases of primary epithelioid angiosarcoma from skull and mid ear.
| Case/author | Age/sex | Tumor location at diagnosis | Clinical presentation | Past history | Metastasis | Treatment | Status (months after surgery) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Yamada et al8 | 75/M | Left temporal bone | Worsening numbness and weakness in the right leg | Colon and gastric adenocarcinoma | Lung | Surgery, radiotherapy* | Died (4) |
| 2. Present | 57/F | Right temporal bone | Otalgia for 9 months | COPD, anxiety | External canal and brain | Surgery, chemoradiotherapy | Alive (12) |
| 3. Cui et al10 | 65/F | Right mastoid, right external canal | Right facial nerve paralysis and otalgia for 4 months | None | No | Surgery | Died (9) |
F indicates female; M, male; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
*
Radiotherapy was terminated prematurely due to rapidly progressing pulmonary metastases.