title: Cutaneous lymphangiosarcoma of Stewart-Treves.
abstract: Lymphangiosarcoma of an edematous extremity is a highly malignant cutaneous neoplasm seen most often ten years after a successful radical mastectomy. The sarcoma presents with an ecchymosis and/or purplish cutaneous nodules on the edematous arm; it spreads through the bloodstream and is fatal in most cases. A case is presented which shows some typical and some unusual features of this disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008204:Lymphangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms