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== Signs and symptoms == [[File:Three types of scalp angiosarcoma.jpg|thumb|Three different types of scalp angiosarcoma. (a) ulcer type (b) bruise type (c) nodular type]] Cutaneous angiosarcoma may initially look like a [[bruise]] or a purplish-red [[papule]]. It may look like a [[benign tumor]] which can delay correct diagnosis and treatment. [[Fungating lesion|Fungation]], [[Ulcer (dermatology)|ulceration]] and [[bleeding]] may develop.<ref name="Angiosarcoma" /> Cardiac angiosarcoma may present with [[shortness of breath]], [[chest pain]] (46%), [[Unintentional weight loss|weight loss]], [[anemia]]-like symptoms,<ref name=":2" /> [[Hypotension|low blood pressure]] and [[Syncope (medicine)|syncope]].<ref name="headtotoe" /> Angiosarcomas principally metastasises through the blood with the most common site for metastasis being the lungs; this may present as [[pleural effusion]], [[pneumothorax]] or other pleural disease. Other common sites of metastasis include the liver, bone and lymph nodes.<ref name="Angiosarcoma" />
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