Primary Breast Angiosarcoma : Avoiding a Common Trap
Joint Authors
Hogue, Jean-Charles
Desbiens, Christine
Lévesque, Yves
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Primary breast angiosarcoma is a rare entity.
Case.
Initial diagnosis was a benign hemangioma at core biopsy.
Wide local excision was performed, with positive margins.
Pathology after surgery reported a moderately differentiated angiosarcoma.
Tumor was finally treated using mastectomy and radiations.
She developed a second angiosarcoma in contralateral breast, with an initial diagnosis on core biopsy of an atypical vascular lesion and was again treated using mastectomy and radiations.
She developed bones and lung metastases.
Conclusion.
Primary breast angiosarcoma is a rare entity often difficult to diagnose on core biopsy, and a benign differential diagnosis is frequent.
A highly vascular breast mass should always be considered malignant until proven otherwise.
Surgical treatment seems to be the best course of action.
There is a lack of data proving efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Desbiens, Christine& Hogue, Jean-Charles& Lévesque, Yves. 2011. Primary Breast Angiosarcoma : Avoiding a Common Trap. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Desbiens, Christine…[et al.]. Primary Breast Angiosarcoma : Avoiding a Common Trap. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Desbiens, Christine& Hogue, Jean-Charles& Lévesque, Yves. Primary Breast Angiosarcoma : Avoiding a Common Trap. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477942
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477942