1. [Stewart-Treves syndrome. Immunohistochemical study apropos of 2 cases].
- Author
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Le Bouëdec G, Buono JP, De Latour M, Toledano E, Vergote T, and Dauplat J
- Subjects
- Aged, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Breast Neoplasms surgery, Female, Hemangiosarcoma drug therapy, Hemangiosarcoma pathology, Hemangiosarcoma surgery, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Lymph Node Excision adverse effects, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Skin Neoplasms drug therapy, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Skin Neoplasms surgery, Syndrome, Hemangiosarcoma etiology, Lymphedema etiology, Mastectomy, Radical adverse effects, Skin Neoplasms etiology
- Abstract
Two women (63 and 68 years) presented with primary angiosarcomas of the skin which had developed on an area of chronic lymphoedema after radiosurgical treatment for breast cancer 4 and 13 years earlier. Immunohistochemistry tests formally eliminated epithelial metastasis and produced evidence in favour of lymphatic or capillary vascular proliferation. Endothelial affinity for anti-factor VIII and positive tests for certain markers of intermediary filaments (actin, vimentin) confirmed the vascular and conjunctive tissue origin of the tumours.
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- 1995