Case Report
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,
Malta
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Article ID: 101331Z01CD2022
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
The authors thank The Breast Clinic for its assistance to provide patient files whenever needed.
Author ContributionsClare 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
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
Source of SupportNone
Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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