Angiosarcoma of breast metastatic to the ovary and placenta.
Angiosarcoma of the breast with spread to the ovary and placenta during a pregnancy 6 years after initial diagnosis is described. The ovarian lesion was discovered during Caesarean section. It is postulated that the pregnancy altered the biological behaviour of the tumor.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*