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Postmastectomy-Postirradiation Atypical Vascular Lesion of the Skin: Report of 2 Cases
The spectrum of vascular lesions developing in breast or chest wall skin following lumpectomy or mastectomy and radiation is wide and ranges from atypical vascular lesions with a benign clinical behaviour to frankly malignant, angiosarcoma ranging histologically from well to poorly differentiated va...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3461290/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23050180 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/710318 |
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author | Jayalakshmy, P. S. Sivaram, Aswathy P. Augustine, Joy Bindu, P. |
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description | The spectrum of vascular lesions developing in breast or chest wall skin following lumpectomy or mastectomy and radiation is wide and ranges from atypical vascular lesions with a benign clinical behaviour to frankly malignant, angiosarcoma ranging histologically from well to poorly differentiated variety. Postmastectomy-postirradiation atypical vascular lesions (AVLs) are rare and develop in the skin adjacent to the mastectomy scar. About hundred cases have been reported in the literature so far. AVLs have also been reported in patients after breast conservation surgery within the breast parenchyma or in the skin around the scar. The incidence appears to be rising. The exact reason for this is not known. The newer modalities of radiation therapy may be contributory to the pathogenesis. More studies have to be done in this area to prove the causal relationship. We are reporting the cases of 2 patients with carcinoma of breast who developed postmastectomy-postirradiation atypical vascular lesions. The cases were received in our department within a 6-month period. |
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spelling | pubmed-34612902012-10-04 Postmastectomy-Postirradiation Atypical Vascular Lesion of the Skin: Report of 2 Cases Jayalakshmy, P. S. Sivaram, Aswathy P. Augustine, Joy Bindu, P. Case Rep Pathol Case Report The spectrum of vascular lesions developing in breast or chest wall skin following lumpectomy or mastectomy and radiation is wide and ranges from atypical vascular lesions with a benign clinical behaviour to frankly malignant, angiosarcoma ranging histologically from well to poorly differentiated variety. Postmastectomy-postirradiation atypical vascular lesions (AVLs) are rare and develop in the skin adjacent to the mastectomy scar. About hundred cases have been reported in the literature so far. AVLs have also been reported in patients after breast conservation surgery within the breast parenchyma or in the skin around the scar. The incidence appears to be rising. The exact reason for this is not known. The newer modalities of radiation therapy may be contributory to the pathogenesis. More studies have to be done in this area to prove the causal relationship. We are reporting the cases of 2 patients with carcinoma of breast who developed postmastectomy-postirradiation atypical vascular lesions. The cases were received in our department within a 6-month period. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-09-19 /pmc/articles/PMC3461290/ /pubmed/23050180 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/710318 Text en Copyright © 2012 P. S. Jayalakshmy et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Jayalakshmy, P. S. Sivaram, Aswathy P. Augustine, Joy Bindu, P. Postmastectomy-Postirradiation Atypical Vascular Lesion of the Skin: Report of 2 Cases |
title | Postmastectomy-Postirradiation Atypical Vascular Lesion of the Skin: Report of 2 Cases |
title_full | Postmastectomy-Postirradiation Atypical Vascular Lesion of the Skin: Report of 2 Cases |
title_fullStr | Postmastectomy-Postirradiation Atypical Vascular Lesion of the Skin: Report of 2 Cases |
title_full_unstemmed | Postmastectomy-Postirradiation Atypical Vascular Lesion of the Skin: Report of 2 Cases |
title_short | Postmastectomy-Postirradiation Atypical Vascular Lesion of the Skin: Report of 2 Cases |
title_sort | postmastectomy-postirradiation atypical vascular lesion of the skin: report of 2 cases |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3461290/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23050180 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/710318 |
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