An Ecchymosis with Fulminant Evolution

Abstract

We present the case of an 83-year-old woman who presented with an advanced cutaneous angiosarcoma of the head. The tumor had first appeared as a small ecchymosis on her forehead 3 months before admission. There was an extremely rapid and dramatic evolution, as evidenced by photographic documentation by her relatives. Unfortunately, the delay in access to the health-care system due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and the fulminant growth were the main determinants for our patient outcome.