Angiosarcoma radioinducido de mama. Dos casos de una patología infrecuente / Radiotherapy-induced breast agiosarcoma. Two cases of a rare disease

El angiosarcoma radioinducido de mama es una patología poco frecuente que se da en pacientes sometidas a radioterapia después de un proceso tumoral maligno tratado con cirugía, ya sea radical con mastectomía o conservadora. Presentamos 2 casos con diferentes características. El primero corresponde a una paciente joven sometida a cirugía conservadora, radioterapia y reconstrucción, y el segundo una paciente de edad avanzada con desarrollo de angiosarcoma sobre lecho de radioterapia preoperatoria y mastectomía. En ambos casos detallamos la actitud quirúrgica llevada a cabo de forma conjunta por los Servicios de Cirugía Plástica y Cirugía General y el tratamiento adyuvante por parte del Servicio de Oncología (AU)

Radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma is a rare disease which occurs in patients submitted to radiotherapy after a malignant tumour treated with conservative surgery or mastectomy. We report 2 cases with different characteristics. The first one is a young patient with conservative surgery, radiotherapy and reconstruction. The second case is an old patient who developed an angiosarcoma after preoperatory radiotherapy and mastectomy. In both cases, the surgical attitude by the Plastic Surgery and General Surgery is detailed, and the adjuvant treatment by Oncology (AU)

In vitro shoot proliferation determined by explant orientation of juvenile and mature Quercus rubra L.

Shoot cultures of Quercus rubra (L.) were established from both juvenile and adult plant material. Initial explants from epicormic shoots formed on the basal zone of the trunks had a greater capacity for in vitro establishment than explants from crown branches. The growth of vigorous axillary shoots was obtained by culturing decapitated shoots horizontally on Woody Plant Medium supplemented with 0.2 mg l(-1) of 6-benzylaminopurine. After 3 weeks of culture the shoots were transferred to fresh medium for two more weeks, giving a 5-week multiplication cycle. Efficient shoot production was achieved by combining three treatments favoring the growth of lateral buds: excision of the apex, horizontal culture and cytokinin treatment. The addition of indoleacetic acid or indolebutyric acid to the multiplication medium did not improve shoot proliferation rates, and naphthaleneacetic acid was detrimental. Recycling the same explant for several successive subcultures improved the efficiency of the propagation procedure. Using the optimal multiplication procedures, nine clones (six of juvenile origin and three from adult trees) were tested in vitro and it was found that genotype and age affected performance.