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The Role of Core Biopsy versus Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy In Primary Breast Angiosarcoma.
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Case Reports in Radiology . 7/29/2021, p1-6. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with a slow-growing palpable nodule on the left breast, confirmed as a well-defined opacity on mammography, corresponding to a 5 cm hyperechoic lesion on ultrasound, and considered, on the basis of clinical examination and radiological findings, to be consistent with a lipoma. One year later, the patient represented with an enlarged left breast mass and underwent further imaging investigation with subsequent diagnosis of primary breast angiosarcoma obtained via a Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy. The patient developed metastatic disease and succumbed to the disease one year after definitive diagnosis. Primary breast angiosarcoma is a rare malignant vascular neoplasia, characterized by aggressive patterns, poor prognosis, and absence of pathognomonic radiological features. Currently, there are no evidence-based guidelines regarding treatment, even though wide surgical resection followed by chemo- and radiotherapy appears to improve survival. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BREAST biopsy
*ANGIOSARCOMA
*DIAGNOSIS
*PROGNOSIS
*BIOPSY
*ULTRASONIC imaging
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906862
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151649339
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9305811