Radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the breast: Case report and self-criticism of therapeutic approach

Annales de Chirurgie

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 388-391

  Anania, G ^a   Parodi, P C ^b   Sanna, A ^a   Rampino, E ^b   Marcotti, E ^b   Di Loreto, C ^b   Zuiani, C ^b   Donini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Breast cancer; Breast reconstrution; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MASTECTOMY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION HAZARD;

EID: 0036276340     PISSN: 00033944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3944(02)00778-2     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Radiation-associated Angiosarcoma diagnostic and therapeutic implications-two case reports and a review of the literature
2. Angiosarcoma. A rare secondary malignancy after breast cancer treatment
3. Angiosarcoma of the breast. Initial misdiagnosis is still common
4. Fibrosarcoma following radiotherapy for breast carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature
5. Cutaneous angiosarcoma in an irradiation breast after breast conservation therapy for cancer: Association with chroinic breast lymphedema
6. Prognostic factors in angiosarcoma: A multivariate analysis of 55 cases
7. Angiosarcoma, a report of 67 patients and a review of the literature
8. Angiosarcomas of the breast developing post radiotherapy
9. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of postradiation epitheliod angiosarcoma of breast
10. Breast-conserving radiation therapy using combined electron and intensity-modulated radiotherapy technique
11. Intensity modulation for breast treatment using static multi-leaf collimator
12. The use of compensators to optimise the three dimensional dose distribution in radiotherapy of intact breast
13. Mammary angiosarcoma. The prognostic significance of tumor differentation
14. Angiosarcoma and other vascular tumors of the breast. Pathologic analysis as guide to prognosis
15. Abstract angiosarcoma of the breast: Adjuvant chemiotherapy with actinomycin D
16. Mutlimodality therapy in the management of angiosarcoma of the breast