[Radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma following breast-conserving therapy. Report of two cases]

F Leung; J-J Terzibachian; C Gay; A Bourtembourg; J-L Sautière; R Maillet; D Riethmuller

doi:10.1016/j.gyobfe.2009.11.019

[Radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma following breast-conserving therapy. Report of two cases]

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2010 Mar;38(3):214-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2009.11.019. Epub 2010 Feb 12.

[Article in French]

Authors

F Leung¹, J-J Terzibachian, C Gay, A Bourtembourg, J-L Sautière, R Maillet, D Riethmuller

Affiliation

¹ Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, hôpital Saint-Jacques, CHU de Besançon, 2, place Saint-Jacques, 25030 Besançon cedex, France. [email protected]

PMID: 20153679
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2009.11.019

Abstract

Breast angiosarcoma is a rare but serious complication of radiotherapy. We report two cases of radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma in two patients having benefited from breast conserving surgery with radiation. We shall put emphasis on the etiopathogeny of these tumours and their clinical and therapeutic aspects.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Breast Neoplasms / etiology*
Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Breast Neoplasms / surgery
Female
Hemangiosarcoma / diagnosis
Hemangiosarcoma / etiology*
Hemangiosarcoma / surgery
Humans
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced* / diagnosis