Angiosarcoma in a 3-year-old child with congenital lymphedema
Appl. cancer res
;
29(4): 188-191, Oct.-Dec. 2009. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Angiosarcoma occurring in chronic lymphedema has been described in more than 200 cases, especially in the upper extremity following radical mastectomy (Stewart-Treves syndrome). However, angiosarcoma developing in congenital lymphedema is quite rare and the literature presents only 14 cases. Our patient is a girl with congenital lymphedema of the left lower limb that developed an angiosarcoma at 3 years of age, noted initially as a painful nodular lesion on the left thigh. This seems to be the earliest presentation of angiosarcoma associated with lymphedema. It claims attention to a careful evaluation of any lesions in a child with lymphedema to provide a better prognosis, which is allowed by precocious diagnosis and rapid interventions.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Sarcoma
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Extremidad Superior
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Hemangiosarcoma
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Linfedema
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Niño
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Appl. cancer res
Asunto de la revista:
Neoplasmas
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre/BR
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Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre/BR
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