Why the study?
Primary breast angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy with difficult diagnosis, poor prognosis, and an uncertain role for adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy following mastectomy.
Does tumor vascular embolization reduce surgical risk in a patient with hemorrhaging primary breast angiosarcoma?
Comparison
Angiography and tumor vascular embolization followed by mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy
Design
Case report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to PBA in rapid adolescent breast masses; leaves open optimal adjuvant strategies in young patients.
Does tumor vascular embolization reduce surgical risk in a patient with hemorrhaging primary breast angiosarcoma?
Tumor vascular embolization may be a useful adjunct to reduce surgical risk in patients with hemorrhaging primary breast angiosarcoma prior to mastectomy.
He et al. (2023) studied this question.