Exsanguinating Hemorrhage during Open Biopsy in a Primary Breast Angiosarcoma: A Case Report

Exsanguinating Hemorrhage during Open Biopsy in a Primary Breast Angiosarcoma: A Case Report

Angiosarcomas are endothelial cell neoplasms in the lining of the blood vessel wall and account for about 0.04% of all breast malignancies with a high rate of error in primary diagnosis. The breast angiosarcoma is a rare and uncommon pathology and has been described mostly as case reports. Indeed, o...

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Main Authors: Majid Akrami, Mastoureh Mohammadipour, Maral Mokhtari, Malihe Dayani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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only a limited number of cases have been published. Accordingly
the natural history of this tumor and its clinical course remain unclear
and as a consequence
no uniform treatment strategy exists. We present the clinical course and challenges in the diagnosis of a primary angiosarcoma of the breast in a young woman
presenting with a mass in her left breast. Fine-needle aspiration and core needle biopsy failed to confer a correct diagnosis. She suffered severe bleeding at the time of open biopsy and underwent total mastectomy
followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. Young women with solid breast tumors
especially those that are highly vascular
should be considered malignant until proven otherwise. Accurate diagnosis may be difficult. Open biopsy can be diagnostic
although exsanguinating bleeding may occur. Thus
performing open biopsy in locations other than equipped operating rooms may be hazardous and should be avoided. Angiosarcomas are endothelial cell neoplasms in the lining of the blood vessel wall and account for about 0.04% of all breast malignancies with a high rate of error in primary diagnosis. The breast angiosarcoma is a rare and uncommon pathology and has been described mostly as case reports. Indeed
Breast
Hemangiosarcoma
Hemorrhage
Case report
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