A Patient with Angiosarcoma of the Breast after Breast-conserving Surgery and Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer
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Sporadic Case of Breast Angiosarcoma as a Complication of Radiotherapy Following Breast-Conserving Surgery for Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer.
BACKGROUND Angiosarcomas are highly aggressive and malignant blood vessel tumors. Rarely, angiosarcomas develop in the breast following conservative therapy, namely radiotherapy. CASE REPORT A 70-year-old female patient presented with dark purple discoloration of the skin of the right breast. 6 years earlier, the patient had undergone conservative surgery for invasive ductal carcinoma of the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1345-2843,1882-5133
DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.75.2976