Angiosarcoma causing cardiac constriction late after radiation therapy for breast carcinoma

Ashwini Sharma; Patrick A. Devaleria; Robyn M. Scherber; Gavin Sugrue; Ann E. McCullough; Prasad M. Panse; Farouk Mookadam

doi:10.14503/THIJ-14-4549

Angiosarcoma causing cardiac constriction late after radiation therapy for breast carcinoma

Ashwini Sharma, Patrick A. Devaleria, Robyn M. Scherber, Gavin Sugrue, Ann E. McCullough, Prasad M. Panse, Farouk Mookadam

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Abstract

Therapeutic radiotherapy rarely causes sarcoma, and this occurs years after completion of the intended treatment. In treating breast carcinoma, careful planning in the application of modern radiotherapeutic techniques usually can shield the heart and pericardium. We report a rare case of angiosarcoma of the pericardium, which presented in a 41-year-old woman as constrictive pericarditis 8 years after irradiation for cancer of the left breast. To our knowledge, this is only the 2nd report of angiosarcoma of the pericardium after radiotherapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	81-83
Number of pages	3
Journal	Texas Heart Institute Journal
Volume	43
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-14-4549
State	Published - Feb 2016

Keywords

Angiosarcoma
Constrictive pericarditis
Neoplasms
Pericardium/radiation effects
Postradiation tumor
Radiation-induced
Radiotherapy/adverse effects

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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