Lymphangiosarcoma of the arm presenting with lymphedema in a woman 16 years after mastectomy: a case report

Lymphangiosarcoma following breast cancer is a relatively rare entity, with around 300 cases so far reported worldwide. Affecting the long term survivors of breast cancer, lymphangiosarcoma (Stewart-Traves Syndrome) has a high mortality rate. Since lympedema following radical mastectomy or axillary...

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Autores principales: Sepah, Yasir J, Umer, Masood, Qureshi, Asim, Khan, Shaista
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918554
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6887
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Sumario:Lymphangiosarcoma following breast cancer is a relatively rare entity, with around 300 cases so far reported worldwide. Affecting the long term survivors of breast cancer, lymphangiosarcoma (Stewart-Traves Syndrome) has a high mortality rate. Since lympedema following radical mastectomy or axillary clearance and radiotherapy seems to be the main predisposing factor, further research regarding modifications in the surgical technique of axillary nodes dissection as well as the development of new chemotherapeutic agents effective in lymphangiosarcoma are required.

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