Angiosarcoma in an irradiated area after 16 year follow-up in patient treated with breast conserving therapy — case report

Zbigniew Jodkiewicz; Barbara Kozakiewicz; Katarzyna Roszkowska-Purska; Barbara Trzaska

doi:10.5603/NJO.2014.0068

Vol 64, No 5 (2014)

Case report

Published online: 2014-11-06

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Angiosarcoma in an irradiated area after 16 year follow-up in patient treated with breast conserving therapy — case report

Zbigniew Jodkiewicz, Barbara Kozakiewicz, Katarzyna Roszkowska-Purska, Barbara Trzaska

DOI: 10.5603/NJO.2014.0068

Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2014;64(5):396-400.

Vol 64, No 5 (2014)

Case report

Published online: 2014-11-06

Abstract

A case is described of angiosarcoma in the irradiated area in a 71 year old patient treated with breast conserving therapy 16 years ago for cancer of the left breast. These rare tumours of soft tissues account for about 1–2% of alltypes of sarcomas. In the irradiated area breast cancer occurs less often and is found only in 0.4% of patients. Ananalysis of the course of the disease, and review of literature with regard to methods of treatment and prognostic factors were carried out.