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26/Nov/2020
Radiation-induced angiosarcoma: case report
Lucas Aguiar Alencar de , Antonio Fortes de Pádua , Maria Adélia Medeiros e , Elisa Rosa de Carvalho Gonçalves Nunes , Mharcus Carneiro , [...], Sabas Carlos
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020RC5439
ABSTRACT Angiosarcoma of the breast accounts for less than 1% of breast tumors. This tumor may be primary or secondary to previous radiation therapy and it is also named “radiogenic angiosarcoma of the breast”, which is still a rare entity with a poor prognosis. So far, there are only 307 cases reported about these tumors in the literature. We present a case of a 73-year-old woman with a prior history of breast-conserving treatment of right breast cancer, exhibiting mild pinkish […]
Keywords: Breast neoplasms/radiotherapy; Hemangiosarcoma; Mastectomy