title: Angiosarcoma of the breast. Two cases following breast conserving treatment for invasive carcinoma.
abstract: Angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare malignant tumour. It can be primary or secondary in women who have been treated of a ductal carcinoma of the breast. There are some differences between both them. We present two clinical cases secondary to radiotherapy and a review of the literature, discussing about aetiology, incidence, diagnostic, treatment and prognostic of this tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain. afernándezortega@iconcologia.net
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández Ortega
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gil Gil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urruticoetxea
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Serra Payró
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology