Two cases of breast angiosarcoma after breast conserving surgery
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Several randomized trials have shown that breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is as effective as mastectomy and should be a standard treatment for early-stage breast cancer. Recently, there has been an increase in reports of angiosarcoma (AS) after BCT. Herein, we report a case of AS which developed after BCT and a case of Stewart-Treves syndrome with a focus on lymphedema. Chronic lymphedema is th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2198-7793
DOI: 10.1186/s40792-020-00841-w