Post radiation angiosarcoma in the era of breast conserving surgery for carcinoma breast.

Meenakshi Swain; Manal Ahmed; Gowrishankar Swarnalata; Bhandari TPS

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

Post radiation angiosarcoma in the era of breast conserving surgery for carcinoma breast.

Meenakshi Swain, Manal Ahmed, Gowrishankar Swarnalata, Bhandari Tps

Abstract :

Angiosarcomas comprise only 1% of all sarcomas, of which 60% occur in the skin or soft tissue. Angiosarcoma in the east is rare, accounting for less than 1% of all malignant mammary lesions. These may be of primary/de novo type in the east parenchyma or secondary following surgery and radiotherapy. We report a case of post radiation angiosarcoma of the east, developing 4 years after east conservation surgery for an invasive duct carcinoma. Following excision of angiosarcomas, local recurrence is common and course aggressive, thus making essential a quick and correct diagnosis and close follow up of such cases.