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Article

Primary Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Breast Masquerading as Carcinoma

by
S. Muzumder
1,*,
P. Das
2,
M. Kumar
1,
S. Bhasker
1,
C. Sarkar
2,
K. Medhi
3,
V. K. Iyer
2 and
G. K. Rath
1
1
Department of Radiotherapy, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
2
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
3
Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2010, 17(1), 64-69; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i1.451
Submission received: 7 November 2009 / Revised: 5 December 2009 / Accepted: 9 January 2010 / Published: 1 February 2010

Abstract

Here we report a case of primary epithelioid angiosarcoma (EAS) of the breast occurring in a 30-year-old woman. Following fine-needle asspiration cytology (FNAC) and tru-cut biopsy, the patient was initially diagnosed with mammary carcinoma and thereafter underwent modified radical mastectomy. Postoperative histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry revealed a diagnosis of primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the breast. The patient received postoperative radiotherapy to the chest wall and was started on adjuvant thalidomide. Preoperatively, EAS can be mistaken for carcinoma because it is difficult to appreciate the typical morphology on FNAC or tru-cut biopsy. Indeed, this is an area of potential diagnostic error because, nowadays, neoadjuvant therapy is often instituted after core biopsy of a breast mass. This case is being reported not only for its diagnostic difficulty, but also because of its rarity in English literature.
Keywords: breast; primary epithelioid angiosarcoma breast; primary epithelioid angiosarcoma

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Muzumder, S.; Das, P.; Kumar, M.; Bhasker, S.; Sarkar, C.; Medhi, K.; Iyer, V.K.; Rath, G.K. Primary Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Breast Masquerading as Carcinoma. Curr. Oncol. 2010, 17, 64-69. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i1.451

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Muzumder S, Das P, Kumar M, Bhasker S, Sarkar C, Medhi K, Iyer VK, Rath GK. Primary Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Breast Masquerading as Carcinoma. Current Oncology. 2010; 17(1):64-69. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i1.451

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Muzumder, S., P. Das, M. Kumar, S. Bhasker, C. Sarkar, K. Medhi, V. K. Iyer, and G. K. Rath. 2010. "Primary Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Breast Masquerading as Carcinoma" Current Oncology 17, no. 1: 64-69. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i1.451

APA Style

Muzumder, S., Das, P., Kumar, M., Bhasker, S., Sarkar, C., Medhi, K., Iyer, V. K., & Rath, G. K. (2010). Primary Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Breast Masquerading as Carcinoma. Current Oncology, 17(1), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v17i1.451

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