Central nervous system (CNS) angiosarcoma is unusual. About 20 cases of cerebral angiosarcoma primary to the CNS have been reported in the English literature.
It occurs principally in the cerebral hemisphere with a predisposition for the parietal lobe.
The mean age at diagnosis is 38 years and it shows a slight male predominance (66.7%). Cerebral metastases are also rare; only 21 cases have been described.
The typical primary site for metastatic cerebral angiosarcoma is the heart, accounting for 57% of cases.
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