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Angiosarcoma of the abdominal wall after dermolipectomy in a morbidly obese man. A rare form of presentation of Stewart-Treves syndrome
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 16, Number 3, 290-2, May-June 2006, Clinical report
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Author(s) : David Aguiar Bujanda, Rafael Camacho Galán, Jesús Bastida Iñarrea, José Aguiar Morales, Alicia Conde Martel, Pino Rivero Suárez, Fernando de Armas Diaz, Uriel Bohn Sarmiento, Miguel Ángel Cabrera Suárez
Summary : Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor, with a predilection for skin in the head and neck region, although it has been described in many other locations. Its association with chronic lymphedema is well known, mainly in the setting of postmastectomy lymphedema of the arm in breast cancer patients (termed Stewart-Treves syndrome). However, angiosarcoma can appear in lower limbs with chronic lymphedema and rarely in other locations such as the abdominal wall. Herein, we present a unique case of angiosarcoma developing in the abdominal wall of a morbidly obese patient after extensive dermolipectomy.
Keywords : abdominal wall, angiosarcoma, chronic lymphedema, dermolipectomy, morbid obesity, Stewart-Treves syndrome

Angiosarcoma of the abdominal wall after dermolipectomy in a morbidly obese man. A rare form of presentation of Stewart-Treves syndrome