Bilateral angiosarcoma of the breast--a case report.
A case of a 42 year old multiparous female with bilateral angiosarcoma of the breast without any evidence of dissemination, who later also developed a psammomatous meningioma, is described herein. The world literature on angiosarcoma is reviewed and a discussion presented on the incidence of bilaterality, hormonal stimulation, diagnostic difficulty, prognostic factors and treatment modalities.
Khoshim
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Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Ajarim
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D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary