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Radiotherapy-associated angiosarcoma in the breast reconstructed by autologous free-flap and treated with electrochemotherapy Cover

Radiotherapy-associated angiosarcoma in the breast reconstructed by autologous free-flap and treated with electrochemotherapy

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|Dec 2020

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Figure 1

Clinical presentation of patient with angiosarcoma of right reconstructed breast.
Clinical presentation of patient with angiosarcoma of right reconstructed breast.

Figure 2

Pathologic hematoxylin and eosin (HE) specimen showing radiotherapy-associated angiosarcoma (RAA) involving dermis.
Pathologic hematoxylin and eosin (HE) specimen showing radiotherapy-associated angiosarcoma (RAA) involving dermis.

Figure 3

Amplification of the MYC oncogene was confirmed using FISH method on tumor specimen.
Amplification of the MYC oncogene was confirmed using FISH method on tumor specimen.

Figure 4

Treatment with electrochemotherapy. (A) Just before the treatment nodules were marked for evaluation; (B) 1 month after the treatment all nodules were in complete response.
Treatment with electrochemotherapy. (A) Just before the treatment nodules were marked for evaluation; (B) 1 month after the treatment all nodules were in complete response.

Case reports with radiotherapy-associated angiosarcoma (RAA) after autologous breast reconstruction

First authorYear publishedCase #Years after RTType of cancer surgeryType of breast reconstruction
Hanasono et al.4200516mastectomyDIEP flap
Aljarrah et al.5201426mastectomyTRAM flap
Yip et al.6201935mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissectionLD flap
Yip et al.62019410mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissectionDIEP flap
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2020-0074 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 81
Published on: Dec 29, 2020
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Romi Cencelj-Arnez, Jerica Novak, Andreja Klevisar Ivancic, Masa Bosnjak, Maja Cemazar, Marko Snoj, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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