Angiosarcoma of the breast Journal Article
| Authors: | Liberman, L.; Dershaw, D. D.; Kaufman, R. J.; Rosen, P. P. |
| Article Title: | Angiosarcoma of the breast |
| Abstract: | Review of medical records revealed 29 women with biopsy-proved mammary angiosarcoma evaluated at the authors' institution from 1966 to 1991. The women ranged in age from 20 to 70 years (mean, 42 years). All presented with a palpable mass. Five of 29 (17%) had overlying bluish skin discoloration. Mammographic findings, available in 21 cases, included solitary uncalcified mass in 11 (52%) patients, mass with calcifications in two (10%), mass with associated skin thickening in one (5%), and no findings in seven (33%). Ultrasound, performed in five cases, revealed a solitary solid mass in three patients, multiple solid masses in one, and no findings in one. In the only case in which it was performed, magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass with low signal intensity on T1-weighted images but higher signal intensity on T2-weighted images. Patients with higher-grade lesions at pathologic evaluation were significantly (P < .05) more likely to have abnormal mammograms and to develop recurrent disease. |
| Keywords: | adult; clinical article; aged; retrospective studies; clinical feature; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; follow up; magnetic resonance imaging; diagnostic procedure; breast cancer; echomammography; mastectomy; angiosarcoma; breast neoplasms; hemangiosarcoma; mammography; radiodiagnosis; breast biopsy; middle age; radiological procedures; human; female; priority journal; article; breast neoplasms, 00.329; sarcoma, 00.329 |
| Journal Title: | Radiology |
| Volume: | 183 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0033-8419 |
| Publisher: | Radiological Society of North America, Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1992-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 649 |
| End Page: | 654 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1148/radiology.183.3.1584913 |
| PUBMED: | 1584913 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Source: Scopus |
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