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Angiosarcoma with pseudoepidermotropism in a patient with breast cancer: a mimic of epidermotropic metastatic adenocarcinoma.
- Source :
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The American Journal of dermatopathology [Am J Dermatopathol] 2011 Jun; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 400-2. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- We report a case of cutaneous postradiation angiosarcoma of the breast exhibiting pseudoepidermotropism that resembled metastatic adenocarcinoma on hematoxylin and eosin. The patient is a 74-year-old woman with history of breast carcinoma treated with mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy who complained of an erythematous "rash" along the central portion of the mastectomy scar. Radiography showed widespread osseous metastasis. Biopsy revealed an infiltrative tumor with single file growth and tumor cells obscuring the dermal--epidermal junction in multiple foci, imparting an appearance of epidermotropism. The tumor cells were positive for CD31, CD34, and D2-40 and negative for Cam 5.2. This novel case of pseudoepidermotropic angiosarcoma highlights a potential pitfall in the histomorphologic assessment of poorly differentiated angiosarcoma.
- Subjects :
- Adenocarcinoma secondary
Adenocarcinoma therapy
Aged
Biomarkers, Tumor metabolism
Breast Neoplasms therapy
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast therapy
Cicatrix pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hemangiosarcoma metabolism
Hemangiosarcoma secondary
Humans
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced etiology
Neoplasms, Second Primary etiology
Palliative Care
Positron-Emission Tomography
Skin Neoplasms etiology
Skin Neoplasms metabolism
Adenocarcinoma diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms diagnosis
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast diagnosis
Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced diagnosis
Neoplasms, Second Primary diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1533-0311
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American Journal of dermatopathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21124204
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181e7a2d3