Multiple angiosarcomas of both breasts: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary angiosarcomas of the breast are rare and highly aggressive. We herein report a rare case of multiple angiosarcomas detected concurrently in both breasts.

Case presentation

A 49-year-old woman visited a doctor after noticing a lump in her right breast. At that time, mammography and ultrasonography revealed no abnormal findings in either breast. She was referred to our hospital 5 months later, because screening mammography had revealed a focal asymmetric density in her right breast. Ultrasonography showed ill-defined hyper- and hypo-echoic lesions in both breasts. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed five heterogeneously enhanced masses (5.8 cm in maximum diameter) in the right breast and six enhanced masses (approximately 1-3 cm in diameter) in the left bre

SUBMITTER: Matsuda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10684844 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature