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Skin lesions in a post-radiated breast should be considered as possible angiosarcoma, requiring early detection by excisional biopsy and mastectomy due to high relapse rates and deadly metastasis.
Case Report (n=1)
Skin lesions in a post-radiated breast should be evaluated for angiosarcoma, requiring early excisional biopsy and mastectomy to prevent relapse and metastasis.
Raises suspicion for radiation-associated angiosarcoma; case reports leave optimal biopsy and surgical strategies unresolved.
Skin lesions in a post-radiated breast should always be considered as possible angiosarcoma even if they mimic a traumatic lesion. Early detection by excisional biopsy followed by a mastectomy is necessary because of the high numbers of relapse if locally treated and possible deadly metastasis. We present a case of a cutaneous angiosarcoma occurred at lumpectomy site in a patient with a history of breast cancer and radiation of the breast and provide a review of the literature.
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Horevoets et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the breast (n=1). Excisional biopsy followed by mastectomy was evaluated. Skin lesions in a post-radiated breast should be considered as possible angiosarcoma, requiring early detection by excisional biopsy and mastectomy due to high relapse rates and deadly metastasis.
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