European Journal of Dermatology
MENUCutaneous lesions in sporadic angiosarcomas of the breast: a misleading presentation Volume 26, issue 3, May-June 2016
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- Key words: angiosarcoma, breast, tumor, angioma, hematoma
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2016.2743
- Page(s) : 287-9
- Published in: 2016
Angiosarcomas account for less than 2% of all soft tissue sarcomas [1]. Localization to the breast is even rarer, representing less than 1% of all breast cancers [2]. There are two reported forms of angiosarcoma, which have common features but differ in their clinical aspects. The first type is post-irradiation angiosarcoma, which appears several years after radiation therapy for breast carcinoma, and usually presents with skin lesions. The second type is primary mammary angiosarcoma, which has no [...]