Angiosarcoma of the breast after quadrantectomy and postoperative radiotherapy for carcinoma.
Angiosarcoma of the breast following conservation surgery and radiotherapy for carcinoma is rare. We report a case occurring after a latent period of 8 years, which required excision with a 5 cm margin and latissimus dorsi flap repair.
Colville
R J
RJ
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Ramsden
A
A
Malcolm
A
A
McLean
N R
NR
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects