Radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the breast: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Breast angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive tumour affecting adult women. It can occur in two forms, primary form and secondary forms or radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma affecting patients with history of breast or chest radiotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION: The authors report a new case...

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Autores principales: Rhoul, Chafik, Kharkhach, Ayoub, Aabdi, Houssam, Atmani, Abderrahman, Mhand, Mohammed, Seghrouchni, Noura, Amal, Bennani, Bouhout, Tarik, Serji, Badr, El Harroudi, Tijani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10553051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37811031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000001141
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Breast angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive tumour affecting adult women. It can occur in two forms, primary form and secondary forms or radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma affecting patients with history of breast or chest radiotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION: The authors report a new case of breast angiosarcoma in 52-year-old women, with history of invasive ductal carcinoma, and reporting a discoloration of her breast skin. The patient did undergo a mastectomy of right breast and adjuvant chemotherapy. CONCLUSION/DISCUSSION: Surgery with total excision associated or not to adjuvant chemotherapy remains the treatment of choice in breast angiosarcoma.

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