A case report on radiation-induced angiosarcoma of breast post skin-sparing mastectomy and reconstruction with transverse rectus abdominal muscle.

Ecancermedicalscience

Department of Gynecologic and Oncologic Surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou,12 Rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.

Published: March 2014

Radiation-induced angiosarcomas (RIA) are rare tumours that can affect breast cancer patients following treatment with breast conservative surgery and radiotherapy. Their diagnosis is often delayed because of their benign appearance and the difficulty in differentiation from radiation-induced skin changes. We report here a case of RIA which occurred seven years after radiotherapy to highlight awareness of the disease and the role of careful histological evaluation of these tumours.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931533PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2014.402DOI Listing

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