Key result
A rare case of primary bilateral breast angiosarcoma in a young woman highlights the need for clinical awareness of hyperflow breast masses on color Doppler ultrasound.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the rarity of primary bilateral breast angiosarcoma and the need for awareness in young women presenting with hypervascular breast masses.
May prompt consideration of angiosarcoma for hypervascular breast masses on Doppler in young women; leaves open prospective validation of imaging criteria.
Background: Angiosarcoma can develop in all parts of the body containing blood vessels, including breast. Statistically, less than 10% of all angiosarcomas originate in the breast. Angiosarcoma accounts for less than 0.05% of breast primary cancers. Primary angiosarcoma develops without a history of treatment for breast cancer, whereas secondary angiosarcoma develops in patients who have already had treatments for other primary breast cancer. Case presentation: In review of the literature, primary angiosarcoma, particularly bilateral, is rare. In this study, we present a patient, a young woman, with primary bilateral angiosarcoma. Conclusion: Although breast angiosarcoma is rare, we should be aware of it, particularly in young women with breast mass that is hyperflow in color Doppler ultrasound.
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Alikhassi et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Primary bilateral breast angiosarcoma (n=1). A rare case of primary bilateral breast angiosarcoma in a young woman highlights the need for clinical awareness of hyperflow breast masses on color Doppler ultrasound.
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