angiosarcoma
- n a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels
- Two cases of angiosarcoma have in fact been reported in people whose houses were near a PVC plant in Bridgeport, Conn.
- Their findings are all the more significant because angiosarcoma of the liver is so rare that it has been reported only about 100 times in medical history; a major hospital in Los .
- An industry-sponsored study has shown that when mice are exposed to those levels, they develop angiosarcoma.