breast angiosarcoma

Angiosarcoma of the breast: a rare and dismal complication of breast surgery associated with radiation

Currently, surgery associated with radiotherapy represents the treatment of choice for breast cancer patients since it can extend their life expectancy and ameliorate prognosis. On occasion, however, such a curative strategy can be complicated with a potentially ominous condition, the so-called secondary cutaneous angiosarcoma of the breast.

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