Primary breast angiosarcoma with disseminated intravascular coagulation is successfully treated with self-subcutaneous unfractionated heparin calcium injection: A case report
Angiosarcoma is a rare sarcoma with a poor prognosis and is prone to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), where DIC often interferes with chemotherapy. Primary angiosarcoma of the breast (PASB) is a type of angiosarcoma that is located in mammary parenchyma and is not associated with radiat...
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Published in | Molecular and clinical oncology Vol. 14; no. 5; p. 104 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Spandidos Publications
01.05.2021
Spandidos Publications UK Ltd D.A. Spandidos |
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Summary: | Angiosarcoma is a rare sarcoma with a poor prognosis and is prone to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), where DIC often interferes with chemotherapy. Primary angiosarcoma of the breast (PASB) is a type of angiosarcoma that is located in mammary parenchyma and is not associated with radiation exposure. The current study reported a 47-year-old female with DIC associated with PASB. The DIC of the patient relapsed during mono-chemotherapy with paclitaxel (PTX) after first-line anticoagulant therapy using thrombomodulin-α. The second-line danaparoid sodium therapy, followed by self-subcutaneous injection of unfractionated heparin calcium (UFH), resulted in long-term stabilization of DIC. Under this second-line anticoagulant therapy, the patient continued chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy for >13 months in the outpatient setting without impairment of quality of life. The present case suggested that self-subcutaneous injections of UFH may be a useful therapeutic option for long-term control of DIC associated with PASB. However, further prospective clinical trails are needed to verify the efficacy of self-subcutaneous injection of UFH in similar settings. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Abbreviations: DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; PASB, primary angiosarcoma of the breast; UFH, unfractionated heparin calcium; CT, computed tomography; NR, normal range; PT-INR, prothrombin time-international normalized ratio; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; CD, cluster of differentiation; ERG, erythroblast transformation-specific (ETS)-related gene; PTX, paclitaxel |
ISSN: | 2049-9450 2049-9469 |
DOI: | 10.3892/mco.2021.2266 |