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Primary Breast Angiosarcoma: A case report and literature review in Athanasios Armakolas by Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences

Primary Breast Angiosarcoma: A case report and literature review in Athanasios Armakolas by Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences  Abstract Breast angiosarcomas are a specific subgroup of sarcomas classified as primary or secondary, the latter being related with radiotherapy following breast conserving surgery and the presence of chronic lymphedema. Primary breast angiosarcomas predominantly occur in younger females usually with non-specific clinical and imaging features. Surgery is the treatment of choice. Standard guidelines are not available in the absence of consensus on the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy has been used for local control. We present a case of a primary breast angiosarcoma on the grounds of a previously excised benign lesion and review the literature on these aggressive tumours. Keywords : Angiosarcoma, breast, primary, case report. Case report A 55-year-old postmenopausal, otherwise fit and healthy female, pre...

Breast within a Breast appearance: Breast hamartoma by Zineb IZI in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences

Breast within a Breast appearance: Breast hamartoma by Zineb IZI in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences Abstract Hamartomas, also known as fibroadenolipomas, are uncommon, benign lesions that can arise in a variety of organs, including the breast.The masses are connected with distinct mammographic and sonographic characteristics that indicate the tissue components' diversity. Keys words :   Hamartomas, Breast, Mammography, US Case Report : We report the case of a 47-year-old female patient who presented with a palpable mass and had no family history of breast cancer. The physical examination found a soft and mobile nodular lesion of the medial lower right breast with no cutaneous changes. There was no axillary or supraclavicular lymphadenopathies found. Mammography showed a well-circumscribed oval solid mass surrounded by a thin pseudocapsule with a mixed density (figure 2). with no micro- or macrocalcifications. Ultrasound revealed a well-enc...