Abstract
Angiosarcoma of the breast represent <1% of breast malignancies. It can arise de novo (primary) or following treatment for breast carcinoma (secondary). Primary breast angiosarcoma usually affects young women and is extremely rare in the male patient population. Imaging features can have a nonspecific appearance. Histologically, the diagnosis can be challenging, especially in small core needle biopsies. Mastectomy or wide local excision is the usual treatment for both forms of angiosarcoma. Prognosis and recurrence is worse with increasing grade of tumor. Herein, we discuss the rare occurrence of primary breast angiosarcoma in a man with history of immunodeficiency. Clinical, radiological and pathologic findings will be discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 545-548 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Breast Journal |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
Keywords
- HIV
- angiosarcoma
- breast tumor
- male
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Oncology