Radiation-induced sarcoma of the breast in a female adolescent. Case report with histologic and therapeutic considerations.
A 14-year-old girl developed a radiation-induced sarcoma of the left breast after successful combined surgical and radiation therapy of a left adrenal carcinoma when she was 9 months old. The breast lesion was histologically described as a stromal sarcoma with fibrosarcomatous and myxosarcomatous areas. The second primary lesion and local recurrence of this was treated with surgery. At each recurrence the tumor became more aggressive both clinically and histologically, and eventually proved fatal.
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Department of Surgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, England.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*