Chronic lymphoedema and angiosarcoma.
Clin Exp Dermatol
; 24(4): 270-2, 1999 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-10457127
ABSTRACT
Angiosarcoma has frequently been described arising within chronic lymphoedema of the upper limb following mastectomy and radiotherapy for carcinoma of the breast. We report a case of angiosarcoma arising in a lymphoedematous leg that had been subjected to radiotherapy 20 years previously for Hodgkin's disease. The diagnosis was expedited once the patient noticed the development of bleeding nodules. Prognosis of angiosarcoma is poor with treatment options being wide-excision surgery, palliative radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Unusual bruised areas or bleeding nodules developing within chronic lymphoedematous limbs should be biopsied to exclude the diagnosis.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Segunda Neoplasia Primária
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Perna (Membro)
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Linfangiossarcoma
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Linfedema
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article