Radiation‐induced cutaneous angiosarcoma of the abdomen in a patient with cervical cancer: A case report

Cutaneous angiosarcoma (CA) is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor that develops from vascular endothelium. Secondary CAs are often caused by radiotherapy and chronic lymphedema. Most radiation‐induced CAs are associated with breast or gynecologic cancer. The prognosis of CA is extremely poor, wit...

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Published inThe journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research Vol. 45; no. 9; pp. 1941 - 1943
Main Authors Shin, Young‐Bin, Choi, Won‐Jun, Kim, Chiyeon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kyoto, Japan John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.09.2019
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Subjects
Abdomen
angiosarcoma
Breast
Breast cancer
Case reports
Cervical cancer
Cervix
Endothelium
Female
Hemangiosarcoma - etiology
Hemangiosarcoma - pathology
Humans
Lymphedema
Medical prognosis
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - etiology
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - pathology
Radiation therapy
radiotherapy
Skin Neoplasms - etiology
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - radiotherapy
angiosarcoma
radiotherapy
cervical cancer
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Summary:Cutaneous angiosarcoma (CA) is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor that develops from vascular endothelium. Secondary CAs are often caused by radiotherapy and chronic lymphedema. Most radiation‐induced CAs are associated with breast or gynecologic cancer. The prognosis of CA is extremely poor, with a 5‐year survival rate ranging from 12% to 34%. Therapeutic options are limited, and surgical excision with negative margins remains the mainstay of treatment. We report a case of a 63‐year‐old woman who developed secondary CA at an irradiated site 7 years after receiving radiotherapy for cervical cancer.
ISSN:1341-8076
1447-0756
DOI:10.1111/jog.14034