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Post-Irradiation Breast Angiosarcoma: All the Possible Treatments and Electrochemotherapy. Case Report and Literature Review.

Authors :
Parisi, Simona
Gambardella, Claudio
Iovino, Francesco
Ruggiero, Roberto
Lucido, Francesco Saverio
Nesta, Giusiana
Tolone, Salvatore
Brusciano, Luigi
Fisone, Francesca
Mongardini, Federico Maria
Cozzolino, Giovanni
Della Corte, Carminia Maria
Napolitano, Stefania
Orditura, Michele
Esposito, Rosetta
Docimo, Ludovico
Source :
Journal of Clinical Medicine. Jan2024, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p567. 13p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Breast angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy, accounting for less than 1% of all soft tissue cancers. It comprises primitive and secondary subtypes, such as radiogenic breast angiosarcoma (RAS). Despite multimodal treatment, angiosarcomas represent an incurable disease for many patients and a significant cause of deterioration in their quality of life. Surgery is a cornerstone in management, but high recurrence rates are reported. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a practicable locoregional treatment for patients with advanced angiosarcoma as part of a multimodal therapeutic strategy. The palliative benefits of ECT include optimal patient compliance, good local hemostasis control, and positive local responses. Since only 22 cases are described in the literature, we reported a rare case of RAS treated with ECT after a multidisciplinary approach, including Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). A literature review on the feasibility of ECT in RAS management was also performed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20770383
Volume :
13
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
175077744
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13020567