title: [Angiosarcoma of the breast. Radiological aspects. About one case].
abstract: Angiosarcoma of the breast in an uncommon entity. The authors report a well documented case of angiosarcoma. The patient, a 23 years old woman, had a voluminous mass of the left breast without inflammation. The evolution was rapidly fatal. Physical examination revealed a large painful breast mass with purplish discoloration cutaneous area in front of the lesion. The palpation revealed a thrill. The mammography had shown an area of increased density in the left breast. A complementary ultrasound examination detected a well circumscribed voluminous mass with hypoechogenic heterogenous echostructure. The Doppler examination detected a venous blood flow in the tumor. This finding was compatible with vascular tumor as angioma or angiosarcoma. The angioscanner showed a peripheral vascular enhancement and a centripetal diffusion of the contrast product. This vascular kinetic is seen commontly in the angioma. Magnetic resonance imaging in the T1 and T2 relaxation times detected an intermediate signal mass with bleeding areas. The patient had had a mastectomy and the histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnostic of angiosarcoma. The radiological aspacts of angiosarcoma of the breast are discussed depending on the literature data.
authors.affiliation: Service Central de Radiologie.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Elwady
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ousehal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alibou
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tazi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boukind
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D015413:Mastectomy, Simple; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media