Key result
Surgical excision of a rapidly enlarging, presumed benign breast mass reveals grade 3 primary angiosarcoma.
Why the study?
Primary angiosarcomas of the breast are rare and challenging to accurately diagnose preoperatively due to their clinical and pathological similarity to benign hemangiomas.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the diagnostic challenges of primary angiosarcoma of the breast, which can masquerade as a benign hemangioma on imaging and biopsy, requiring high clinical suspicion and complete excision.
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Rapidly enlarging breast masses warrant excision despite benign biopsy; this case leaves open the need for improved preoperative angiosarcoma diagnostics.
Frey et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Primary angiosarcoma of the breast (n=1). Partial mastectomy with excision was evaluated on Final pathological diagnosis. A rapidly enlarging breast mass initially diagnosed as a benign capillary hemangioma by imaging and core needle biopsy was found to be a grade 3 primary angiosarcoma upon surgical excision.