Breast Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the Ovary
Ovarian masses are common findings in general gynecological practice. Approximately 5%–10% of ovarian malignancies are diagnosed as metastatic tumors. Primary angiosarcoma can arise anywhere in the body and when it arises in the breast, it usually affects women in their 3rd and 4th decades and accou...
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| author | Frederico F. Souza Amol Katkar Annick D. Van den Abbeele Pamela J. Dipiro |
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| description | Ovarian masses are common findings in general gynecological practice. Approximately 5%–10% of ovarian malignancies are diagnosed as metastatic tumors. Primary angiosarcoma can arise anywhere in the body and when it arises in the breast, it usually affects women in their 3rd and 4th decades and accounts for one in 1700–2300 cases of primary breast cancer. Although unusual, breast angiosarcomas tend to metastasize hematogenously rather than lymphogenously, have high rates of local recurrence, that often develop metastases soon after treatment, and have a dismal prognosis. We present a case of a solitary ovarian metastasis from angiosarcoma of the breast. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1df6e3e966d54e11a71961617c7af5e92025-02-03T01:21:53ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/381015381015Breast Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the OvaryFrederico F. Souza0Amol Katkar1Annick D. Van den Abbeele2Pamela J. Dipiro3Department of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02215, USADepartment of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02215, USADepartment of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02215, USADepartment of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02215, USAOvarian masses are common findings in general gynecological practice. Approximately 5%–10% of ovarian malignancies are diagnosed as metastatic tumors. Primary angiosarcoma can arise anywhere in the body and when it arises in the breast, it usually affects women in their 3rd and 4th decades and accounts for one in 1700–2300 cases of primary breast cancer. Although unusual, breast angiosarcomas tend to metastasize hematogenously rather than lymphogenously, have high rates of local recurrence, that often develop metastases soon after treatment, and have a dismal prognosis. We present a case of a solitary ovarian metastasis from angiosarcoma of the breast.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/381015 |
| spellingShingle | Frederico F. Souza Amol Katkar Annick D. Van den Abbeele Pamela J. Dipiro Breast Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the Ovary Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Breast Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the Ovary |
| title_full | Breast Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the Ovary |
| title_fullStr | Breast Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the Ovary |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breast Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the Ovary |
| title_short | Breast Angiosarcoma Metastatic to the Ovary |
| title_sort | breast angiosarcoma metastatic to the ovary |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/381015 |
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