Primary angiosarcoma: a rare tumour of the breast

Primary angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare neoplasm arising from stromal tissues and accounting for only 0.04% of primary breast tumours¹ Atypical clinical presentations and equivocal radiological findings make the diagnosis challenging. Diagnosis by aspiration cytology is difficult. Therefore, macrobiopsy and ultrastructural examination with immunostaining will confirm the diagnosis³. It carries a poor prognosis due to rapid growth and haematogenous spread⁴. Surgical extirpation remains the main mode of treatment and adjuvant chemo and immunotherapy are beneficial in some cases¹. We present a case which was managed with surgery.