Why the study?
Angiosarcoma associated with lymphedema is a rare soft tissue malignancy arising from chronic lymphedema primarily after breast cancer surgery.
Population
One 83-year-old female who developed angiosarcoma 14 years after breast cancer surgery
Design
Case report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to rare late angiosarcoma in chronic lymphedema; extends sparse case reports without changing practice.
This case highlights the importance of vigilant monitoring and early radiologic detection of angiosarcoma in patients with chronic lymphedema following breast cancer surgery.
Choi et al. (2025) studied this question.
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