Stewart-Treves syndrome: case report
Appl. cancer res
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28(4): 168-170, Oct.-Dec. 2008. ilus
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in English
| LILACS, Inca
| ID: lil-519879
ABSTRACT
In 1948 Stewart and Treves described a syndrome related to the association between lymphangiosarcoma and chronic lymphedema due to radical mastectomy and radiotherapy. Currently, literature data reveals around 400 published cases. However, this pathology is becoming each time rarer due to the growing indication of conservative breast surgery and sentinel lymphonode research, thus reducing the need of axillary lymph node dissection with subsequent lymphedema. Described will be the case of a woman that developed angiosarcoma in shoulder 17 years after mastectomy with adjuvant radiotherapy. Stewart-Treves syndrome is related to the rise of angiosarcoma in patients with chronic lymphedema. It is currently treated as a rare disease. We describe the case of a woman who developed angiosarcoma in shoulder 17 years after mastectomy with adjuvant radiotherapy.
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Main subject:
Radiotherapy
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Sarcoma
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Syndrome
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Lymphangiosarcoma
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Lymphedema
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Mastectomy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Appl. cancer res
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital A C Camargo/BR
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Hospital A C Camargo2Pevic Surgery Departament/BR
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