Post-irradiation cutaneous angiosarcoma
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Post-irradiation cutaneous angiosarcoma - Case Report
Published: 16 October 2008
Angiosarcoma is a rare and highly malignant tumor with potential to
recur despite treatment, and carries a poor prognosis. Previous
radiation therapy and lymphedema are some of the known risk factors.
We present a case of cutaneous angiosarcoma which occurred at
lumpectomy site in a patient with a history of breast cancer and
radiation to the breast. The tumor kept on recurring repetitively
despite continual treatments, and the patient finally succumbed to the
disease roughly four years after initial diagnosis.
** There is a link to the full article at
http://www.casesjournal.com/content/1/1/241
Published: 16 October 2008
Angiosarcoma is a rare and highly malignant tumor with potential to
recur despite treatment, and carries a poor prognosis. Previous
radiation therapy and lymphedema are some of the known risk factors.
We present a case of cutaneous angiosarcoma which occurred at
lumpectomy site in a patient with a history of breast cancer and
radiation to the breast. The tumor kept on recurring repetitively
despite continual treatments, and the patient finally succumbed to the
disease roughly four years after initial diagnosis.
** There is a link to the full article at
http://www.casesjournal.com/content/1/1/241
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