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Describe the development and pathological presentation of lymphangiosarcoma in patients with persistent post-mastectomy lymphedema.

March 1, 1952Annals of Surgery

Lymphangiosarcoma in Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema

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Describe the development and pathological presentation of lymphangiosarcoma in patients with persistent post-mastectomy lymphedema.
Clinical evaluation of upper-extremity lymphedema secondary to radical mastectomy.
Histopathological and surgical examination of presenting soft-tissue and cutaneous lesions.
Identification of rare, highly aggressive vascular malignancy arising within chronically obstructed lymphatic beds.
Histological confirmation of malignant endothelial proliferation consistent with secondary angiosarcoma.

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Case report describes lymphangiosarcoma in chronic post-mastectomy lymphedema, highlighting the risk of rare malignant transformation in damaged lymphatic tissue.

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Departments of Surgery, Departments of Pathology and Surgery. Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Froio et al. (1952) studied this question.

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Case report describes lymphangiosarcoma in chronic post-mastectomy lymphedema, highlighting the risk of rare malignant transformation in damaged lymphatic tissue.

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Departments of Surgery, Departments of Pathology and Surgery. Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lymphangiosarcoma in Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema

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