Key result
A 68-year-old female developed cutaneous angiosarcoma more than 5 years after breast conservation therapy and radiation, suggesting chronic lymphedema may contribute to secondary angiosarcoma.
Population
68-year-old female with a history of 1.5 cm invasive ductal cancer of the breast, treated with excision…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
>5 years after initial excision
Authors
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Chronic post-radiation lymphedema may warrant angiosarcoma vigilance; single case leaves causal link hypothesis-generating.
Case Report (n=1)
Chronic lymphedema in the breast after radiation therapy may contribute to and serve as an early warning sign for the development of secondary angiosarcoma.
Majeski et al. (2000) conducted a case report in Cutaneous angiosarcoma (n=1). Radiation therapy and breast conservation therapy was evaluated on Development of cutaneous angiosarcoma. A 68-year-old female developed cutaneous angiosarcoma more than 5 years after breast conservation therapy and radiation, suggesting chronic lymphedema may contribute to secondary angiosarcoma.
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