Secondary breast angiosarcoma - A consequence of breast conservative surgery?
Abstract Breast angiosarcoma is an aggressive malignancy with a high recurrence rate and poor overall survival. It is the type of sarcoma most related with previous radiotherapy. The diagnosis is still a challenge because of the long latency period until its development and also because of its subtl...
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| Format: | report |
| Language: | eng |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-58302021000400388 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:scielo:S1646-58302021000400388 |
| Summary: | Abstract Breast angiosarcoma is an aggressive malignancy with a high recurrence rate and poor overall survival. It is the type of sarcoma most related with previous radiotherapy. The diagnosis is still a challenge because of the long latency period until its development and also because of its subtle and apparently benign presentation. There is still lack of evidence about treatment. We report a case of a 69 year-old women, who has had breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy after a breast invasive carcinoma, and developed a high grade angiosarcoma nine years after the first diagnosis. |
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