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Angiosarcoma following MammoSite® partial breast irradiation

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Angiosarcoma is a rare tumor of endothelial origin which commonly arises in small blood or lymphatic vessels. Its development in the treated breast following adjuvant external beam radiation is also rare. To our knowledge, there are no reported cases in the literature or MammoSite® registry which describe the occurrence of angiosarcoma in the treated breast following MammoSite® brachytherapy. This is a case report of a 74 year old female who developed angiosarcoma 4 years after receiving MammoSite® balloon brachytherapy following surgical resection of a T1mic N0 M0 infiltrating ductal carcinoma.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA

    Samuel Andrews & Geraldine Jacobson

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA

    Rebecca Wilcoxon & Jo Benda

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Andrews, S., Wilcoxon, R., Benda, J. et al. Angiosarcoma following MammoSite® partial breast irradiation. Breast Cancer Res Treat 124, 279–282 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-0948-2

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