Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
Case Report
Metachronous Bilateral Angiosarcoma Post Breast Cancer Therapy: A Unique Case Report
Author(s): Bekkouche Soukaina*, Najem Salma, Naciri Sarah, Mrabti Hind, Saber Boutayeb and Errihani Hassan
Breast angiosarcoma is a severe and rare complication in the breast-preserving management of breast cancer through surgery and radiotherapy.
Due to the few studies, there is no clear consensus regarding the optimal oncological management of radiation-induced angiosarcoma. However,
aggressive surgical removal remains the gold standard. A 53-year-old woman had a history of medullary triple negative, metachronous bilateral
breast cancer. The left tumor was treated with conservative surgery in 2000, while the right tumor was treated with radical surgery in 2004,
followed in both by anthracycline-based chemotherapy, radiotherapy and brachytherapy. 21 years later after the first surgery, a locally advanced
tumor appeared in her left breast. Radiation-induced angiosarcoma was impossible to diagnose with a core needle biopsy, which revealed an
undifferentiated tumor. T.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2165-7920.2024.14.1610
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