Stewart-Treves angiosarcoma of arm and ipsilateral breast in post-traumatic lymphedema.
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چکیده
An elderly woman is presented who developed a rapidly fatal angiosarcoma of the upper extremity and ipsilateral breast in the setting of longstanding arm lymphedema following a childhood accident.
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Stewart-Treves Syndrome of the Lower Extremity*
Stewart-Treves syndrome is a rare cutaneous angiosarcoma that develops in long-standing chronic lymphedema. Though most commonly this angiosarcoma is a result of post mastectomy lymphoedema, it also develops in Milroy disease, idiopathic, congenital, traumatic and filarial lymphoedema. Despite the rarity of this syndrome and its poor prognosis, early diagnosis associated with radical surgery ca...
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INTRODUCTION Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor derived from endothelial cells, which can develop de novo, in irradiated skin, or in areas of chronic lymphedema. Stewart-Treves syndrome describes the association of cutaneous angiosarcoma arising in the setting of lymphedema. This syndrome was first reported in 1948 by Drs Fred Stewart and Norman Treves, who noted 6 ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Lymphology
دوره 29 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996