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

Authors :
Simona Parisi
Claudio Gambardella
Francesco Iovino
Roberto Ruggiero
Francesco Saverio Lucido
Giusiana Nesta
Salvatore Tolone
Luigi Brusciano
Francesca Fisone
Federico Maria Mongardini
Giovanni Cozzolino
Carminia Maria Della Corte
Stefania Napolitano
Michele Orditura
Rosetta Esposito
Ludovico Docimo
Source :
Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 2, p 567 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20770383
Volume :
13
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.625116b284f74458bdae07d0899687a5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13020567