J Korean Soc Radiol.
2016 Oct;75(4):300-303. 10.3348/jksr.2016.75.4.300.
A Case of Primary Bilateral Angiosarcoma of the Breast
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. yshkim@chosun.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
- KMID: 2353681
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2016.75.4.300
Abstract
- Angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of endovascular origin that can occur in any part of the body including the breast; however, angiosarcoma of the breast is quite rare. There are two sub-types of breast angiosarcoma. One of the subtypes, primary breast angiosarcoma, is very rare; only a few cases have been reported to date. Bilateral primary breast angiosarcoma is even rarer, and several cases have been reported in postmenopausal women. We report a case of a 34-year-old woman with primary bilateral angiosarcoma. She had no other significant medical history, such as breast surgery or radiotherapy, which can lead to secondary angiosarcoma of the breast.
