Stewart-Treves Syndrome Report of Two Cases

Malignant tumors of the vascular endothelium complicating lymphedema (Stewart- Treves syndrome) are very rare events. A 72-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man developed angiosarcoma of the right and left lower extremity, respectively, after long standing lymphedema. The first patient had pulmonary...

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Published inVascular and endovascular surgery Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 183 - 187
Main Authors Papavassiliou, Vassilios G., Liapis, Christos D., Kakissis, John D., Kaperonis, Elias A., Piperidou, Eugenia L., Vgenopoulou, Stephanie E., Gogas, John G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2000
Westminster
Westminster Publications, Inc
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Medical sciences
Vascular disease
Case study
Human
Lymphedema
Sarcoma
Clinical form
Stewart Treves syndrome
Cardiovascular disease
Malignant tumor
Angiosarcoma
Lymphatic vessel disease
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Summary:Malignant tumors of the vascular endothelium complicating lymphedema (Stewart- Treves syndrome) are very rare events. A 72-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man developed angiosarcoma of the right and left lower extremity, respectively, after long standing lymphedema. The first patient had pulmonary metastases and was initially treated with chemotherapy with no response. She died of her disease 5 weeks after the biopsy. The second patient underwent disarticulation of the left leg. Four months later he developed pulmonary metastases and died.
ISSN:0042-2835
1538-5744
1938-9116
DOI:10.1177/153857440003400211