Case Report


Metastatic breast angiosarcoma: A case report

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1 Foundation Doctor, Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, Mater Dei Hospital, Imsida, Malta

2 Consultant Oncologist, Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, Mater Dei Hospital, Imsida, Malta

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Clare Desira

‘Beau Vallon’, Triq Andrea Debono, Birguma, Imsida,

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Article ID: 101331Z01CD2022

doi: 10.5348/101331Z01CD2022CR

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Desira C, Buhagiar M. Metastatic breast angiosarcoma: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2022;13(2):82–85.

ABSTRACT


Introduction: Angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare finding that accounts for less than 1% of breast malignancies and less than 5% of all sarcomas. It is categorized according to the etiology: de novo (primary) and therapy related (secondary).

Case Report: This case report discusses the management of a patient (a 62-year-old female) who had primary breast angiosarcoma. Management of such a patient always merits a multidisciplinary team approach that involves the breast surgeons, oncologists, breast radiologists, and breast care nurses.

Conclusion: The main conclusion from this case report is that frequent breast screening would be beneficial in order to diagnose malignancy at an early stage, especially in patients who have a family history as survival depends on the stage at which the disease is diagnosed. However, this disease has a very poor prognosis overall.

Keywords: Breast angiosarcoma, Mammography, Metastasis, Oncology

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank The Breast Clinic for its assistance to provide patient files whenever needed.

Author Contributions

Clare Desira - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published

Malcolm Buhagiar - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published

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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.

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Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.

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All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.

Conflict of Interest

Authors declare no conflict of interest.

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