Primary Breast Angiosarcoma: Analysis of a Clinical Case and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Breast angiosarcoma is a rare malignant vascular tumor that accounts for less than 1% of all breast sarcomas. Angiosarcoma of the breast is part of a heterogeneous group of non-epithelial tumors, primary or secondary to radiotherapy, originating from the mesenchymal tissue of the breast. We report the case of a primary angiosarcoma in a 68-year-old patient, with no personal history of breast cancer or radiotherapy, in whom we describe the radiological, histological, immunohistochemical and prognostic aspects of breast angiosarcoma. Followed by a review of the literature on the clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic characteristics of this unusual pathology.

Keywords: Breast angiosarcoma, vascular sarcoma, malignant breast tumor, mammography, ultrasound, MRI, biopsy treatment.