CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2011; 32(03): 160-161
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.92819
CASE REPORT

Bilateral angiosarcoma of breast in a young lady

Sanjoy Roy
Department of Radiotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Dr Devleena
Department of Radiotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Tapas Maji
Department of Radiotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Prabir Choudhuri
Department of Radiotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Jaydip Biswas
Department of Radiotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Debarshi Lahiri
Department of Radiotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Abstract

We report a young lady with bilateral angiosarcoma of breast because of its rarity. A 29 year old unmarried female presented with bilateral breast lump. She underwent bilateral mastectomy with axillary dissection histopathology of which showed low grade angiosarcoma of left breast and high grade angiosarcoma of right breast. CT Thorax revealed right hilar and right mediastenal lymph nodes. She was treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy postoperatively.



Publication History

Article published online:
06 August 2021

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