Primary angiosarcoma of the breast

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.02.003
• Publication Date: 2016-02-03T16:03:34Z
• Authors: Daniele Bordoni; Elisa Bolletta; Giuseppe Falco; Pierfrancesco Cad...; Nicola Rocco; Ariel Tessone; Stefania Guarino; Antonello Accurso; Bruno Amato; Cesare Magalotti
• Keywords: Adjuvant radiotherapy; Hemangiosarcoma

Primary angiosarcoma (AS) of the breast is a rare neoplasia that not related to radiation exposure. It represents less than 0.05% all malignant tumors. This lesion characterized by aggressive patterns and poor prognosis absence typical features at radiologic examination. Currently there are evidence-based guidelines regarding surgical adjuvant treatment for this tumor even though wide resection followed chemo- radiotherapy appears improve both disease free survival overall survival. The aim study was analyze available series AS patients suggesting most reliable options neoplasia.