[Radiation-Induced Breast Angiosarcoma after Conservative Surgery for Breast Cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2020 Mar;47(3):540-541.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We present the case of an 88-year-old woman who had undergone breast conserving surgery for left breast cancer 8 years ago.She received postoperative radiotherapy(total dose of 60 G/30 Fr)to the residual breast together with endocrine therapy.She underwent skin biopsy after having had a red skin tumor in the left breast.Angiosarcoma was diagnosed and chemotherapy and radiotherapy were initiated.The patient is alive without recurrence 8 months after chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Breast Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Female
  • Hemangiosarcoma / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced*

Supplementary concepts

  • Angiosarcoma of the breast