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Lymphangiosarcoma in chronic lymphoedema. Stewart-Treves syndrome.

Abstract
A case of post-mastectomy lymphangiosarcoma is reported. Lymphangiosarcoma is an extremely rare but highly lethal complication of chronic lymphoedema. Our patient was treated by amputation and died 6 months later. Treatment of post-mastectomy lymphangiosarcoma is still unsatisfactory. Early recognition and radical ablative surgery seem to provide best chance for survival.
AuthorsA C Aygit, A M Yildirim, S Dervisoglu
JournalJournal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland) (J Hand Surg Br) Vol. 24 Issue 1 Pg. 135-7 (Feb 1999) ISSN: 0266-7681 [Print] Scotland
PMID10190629 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Arm (pathology, surgery)
  • Breast Neoplasms (pathology, surgery)
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphangiosarcoma (secondary, surgery)
  • Lymphedema (complications)
  • Mastectomy, Radical
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Neoplasms (secondary, surgery)
  • Syndrome

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