Primary Article
Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Hip
Abstract
In 1948, Stewart and Travesre 1ported six cases of lymphangiosarcoma occurring in a chronically edematous extremity after radical mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast. Since then over 100 cases have been reported. Most of these have also followed a radical mastectomy and, as might be expected, have been seen in upper extermities.2A smaller number of cases arising in lymphedematous extremities unassociated with breast carcinoma have been reported. Factors besides chronic lymphedema have been implicated but much less consistently. They include properative or postoperative radiation therapy,16-18trauma,19 Constitutional or hereditary predisposition,10,20and circulating carcinogens. We present a case of an elderly woman who developed an angiosarcoma of the hip after hysterectomy for carcinoma of the uterus with preoperative and postoperative radiation therapy, complicated by chronic joint and soft tissue infection.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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