title: Malignant vascular tumours associatedwith the breast: a study of 7 cases.
abstract: Angiosarcomas account for less than 0.05% of the malignant neoplasms of the breast. We present here 7 cases of malignant vascular neoplasms of the breast, including 2 cases of postmastectomy Stewart-Treves syndrome. In this case series, most of the patients were young. Tumour was bilateral at presentation in one case. The size of the tumours ranged from 1.6 cm to 11 cm. Although breast angiosarcomas are rare neoplasms, with the increasing use of radiation therapy for breast cancer patients, post-radiation skin lesions should not be ignored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. azizaraza2004@yahoo.com
authors.lastname: Azizun-Nisa
authors.lastname: Zeeshanuddin
authors.forename: Naila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kayani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008204:Lymphangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult