A case report of primary breast angiosarcoma with fatal pulmonary hemorrhage due to thrombocytopenia / 대한외과학회지
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
;
: 251-255, 2012.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-15805
ABSTRACT
Primary angiosarcomas of the breast are rare malignancy that account for fewer than 0.04% of all malignant breast tumors. The prognosis is poor. Surgery is the first line of treatment for angiosarcoma. Adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been tried, but their efficacy remains controversial. Here we present the case of a 47-year-old woman with a palpable left breast mass that was diagnosed as a primary angiosarcoma. The patient underwent modified radical mastectomy with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Postoperatively, eighteen months later, the angiosarcoma recurred. The patient returned complaining of dyspnea and hemoptysis and was found to have a large pleural effusion. She developed a gradual onset of thrombocytopenia that persisted despite platelet transfusions. Finally, the patient died of respiratory failure secondary to pulmonary hemorrhage.
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Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Prognosis
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Thrombocytopenia
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Breast
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Breast Neoplasms
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Mastectomy, Modified Radical
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
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Platelet Transfusion
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Dyspnea
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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