title: Primary Breast Angiosarcoma in a Male.
abstract: Angiosarcoma of the breast represent <1% of breast malignancies. It can arise de novo (primary) or following treatment for breast carcinoma (secondary). Primary breast angiosarcoma usually affects young women and is extremely rare in the male patient population. Imaging features can have a nonspecific appearance. Histologically, the diagnosis can be challenging, especially in small core needle biopsies. Mastectomy or wide local excision is the usual treatment for both forms of angiosarcoma. Prognosis and recurrence is worse with increasing grade of tumor. Herein, we discuss the rare occurrence of primary breast angiosarcoma in a man with history of immunodeficiency. Clinical, radiological and pathologic findings will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Women's Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Marilin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weinfurtner
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drukteinis
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Falcon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: Bhavika
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015413:Mastectomy, Simple / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: HIV; angiosarcoma; breast tumor; male