Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the breast after segmental mastectomy and radiation therapy

S. C. Sessions and R. D. Smink Jr
Department of Surgery, Lankenau Hospital and Medical Research Center, Wynnewood, Pa.

Angiosarcoma of the breast is an uncommon entity, and the development of cutaneous angiosarcoma of the breast after segmental mastectomy and irradiation therapy is even less common. We report a case of cutaneous angiosarcoma that developed 4 1/2 years after segmental mastectomy (lumpectomy) with axillary dissection and irradiation therapy for infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast.