A case report of primary breast angiosarcoma causing hemorrhagic shock in pregnancy.
Angiosarcoma is a rare breast tumor. In contrary to other breast tumors, primary breast angiosarcomas are seen in the third and fourth decades. Clinically, they present as rapidly growing masses. They can also be seen during pregnancy. The aim of this article is to report on a primary breast angiosarcoma case that occured during pregnancy and resulted in hemorrhagic shock.
Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet
M
Velidedeoğlu
Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
İsmail Ahmet
İA
Bilgin
Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Zekeriya
Z
Karaduman
Department of Radiology, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Fahrettin
F
Kılıç
Department of Pathology, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Tülin
T
Öztürk
Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Fatih
F
Aydoğan
Angiosarcoma; breast cancer; hemorrhagic shock; pregnancy