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...