Stewart-Treves Syndrome of the Lower Extremity

Stewart-Treves syndrome is a rare cutaneous angiosarcoma that develops in long-standing chronic lymphedema. Though most commonly this angiosarcoma is a result of post mastectomy lymphoedema, it also develops in Milroy disease, idiopathic, congenital, traumatic and filarial lymphoedema. Despite the r...

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Autores principales: da Veiga, Rossana Ruth Garcia, do Nascimento, Bianca Angelina Macêdo, Carvalho, Alessandra Haber, de Brito, Arival Cardoso, Bittencourt, Maraya de Jesus Semblano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26312726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153926
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Sumario:Stewart-Treves syndrome is a rare cutaneous angiosarcoma that develops in long-standing chronic lymphedema. Though most commonly this angiosarcoma is a result of post mastectomy lymphoedema, it also develops in Milroy disease, idiopathic, congenital, traumatic and filarial lymphoedema. Despite the rarity of this syndrome and its poor prognosis, early diagnosis associated with radical surgery can provide improved survival. We report a case of angiosarcoma in the lower limb in a patient with chronic lymphedema associated with history of repeated erysipela episodes.

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