ABSTRACT

Hong Kong Med J 2010;16:141-4 | Number 2, April 2010
CASE REPORT
Mammary angiosarcoma in two patients at either end of the age spectrum
Miranda HY Lai, CY Lui
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
 
 
Angiosarcoma of the breast is rare and has a poor prognosis due to its aggressive nature. This is a report of two patients with mammary angiosarcomas, each with different clinical presentations, and at either end of the age spectrum. One is an 18-year-old woman who presented with a rapidly enlarging breast mass, and the other a 72-year-old woman whose breast mass was found during screening mammography. The radiological features of mammary angiosarcoma are summarised in this report.
 
Key words: Breast neoplasms; Hemangiosarcoma; Neoplasm metastasis
 
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