Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Bilateral Breast Reduction
Angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare malignancy of endothelial cell origin, representing less than 1% of all breast malignancy. Primary angiosarcomas can occur in the setting of chronic lymphedema, but it also may occur spontaneously without any preceding treatment. Surgery is the primary therapeuti...
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| description | Angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare malignancy of endothelial cell origin, representing less than 1% of all breast malignancy. Primary angiosarcomas can occur in the setting of chronic lymphedema, but it also may occur spontaneously without any preceding treatment. Surgery is the primary therapeutic intervention for breast angiosarcomas with radiation and chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment. Angiosarcomas are aggressive and tend to have a high risk of local and metastatic recurrence. We present a case of primary angiosarcoma that developed in a patient who had bilateral breast reduction surgery in the past. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0bb82f756e5d4f45af1c59180acd7b982025-08-20T03:54:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192018-01-01201810.1155/2018/73909877390987Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Bilateral Breast ReductionJustus Philip0Elizabeth Bender1Kristy Waite2Department of Surgery, Summa Health System Akron City Hospital, 900 W. Market St., Apt. No. 400, Akron, OH 44313, USADepartment of Surgery, Summa Health System Akron City Hospital, 75 Arch St. Suite 406, Akron, OH 44304, USADepartment of Pathology, Summa Health System Akron City Hospital, 525 E. Market St., Akron, OH 44304, USAAngiosarcoma of the breast is a rare malignancy of endothelial cell origin, representing less than 1% of all breast malignancy. Primary angiosarcomas can occur in the setting of chronic lymphedema, but it also may occur spontaneously without any preceding treatment. Surgery is the primary therapeutic intervention for breast angiosarcomas with radiation and chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment. Angiosarcomas are aggressive and tend to have a high risk of local and metastatic recurrence. We present a case of primary angiosarcoma that developed in a patient who had bilateral breast reduction surgery in the past.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7390987 |
| spellingShingle | Justus Philip Elizabeth Bender Kristy Waite Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Bilateral Breast Reduction Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Bilateral Breast Reduction |
| title_full | Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Bilateral Breast Reduction |
| title_fullStr | Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Bilateral Breast Reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Bilateral Breast Reduction |
| title_short | Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Bilateral Breast Reduction |
| title_sort | primary angiosarcoma of the breast after bilateral breast reduction |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7390987 |
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