Modified radical mastectomy was successfully performed for a rare case of breast angiosarcoma in a lactating woman, with no recurrence at 1.5 years.
Successful outcome in rare lactating breast angiosarcoma; extends sparse case data but leaves optimal management open.
Angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare disease and has a poor prognosis compared to that of breast carcinomas. It is characterized by dominant occurrence in young people. We experienced a case of angiosarcoma of the breast in a lactating woman. A 34-year-old woman was seen at the hospital because of a right breast tumor, for which she noticed during bathing when she breast-fed her third baby. On admission a well-defined and movable tumor with the size of tip of the thumb was confirmed in the D area of the right breast. Excisional biopsy of the tumor was carried out. The specimen showed a blue-red, well-defined lesion (1.3×1.0×0.8cm) with a papillary growth in it. Histopathological diagnosis revealed angiosarcoma of the breast, so modified radical mastectomy was performed. There has been no sign of recurrence, as of 1.5 years after the operation. This case appears to be the 18th reported in Japan.
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