Mammary angiosarcoma in two patients at either end of the age spectrum.
Angiosarcoma of the breast is rare and has a poor prognosis due to its aggressive nature. This is a report of two patients with mammary angiosarcomas, each with different clinical presentations, and at either end of the age spectrum. One is an 18-year-old woman who presented with a rapidly enlarging breast mass, and the other a 72-year-old woman whose breast mass was found during screening mammography. The radiological features of mammary angiosarcoma are summarised in this report.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. mju_02@yahoo.com.hk
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods