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Rossana Ruth Garcia da Veiga1, Bianca Angelina Macêdo do Nascimento1, Alessandra Haber Carvalho1, Arival Cardoso de Brito1, Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt1.
Abstract
Stewart-Treves syndrome is a rare cutaneous angiosarcoma that develops in long-standing chronic lymphedema. Though most commonly this angiosarcoma is a result of post mastectomy lymphoedema, it also develops in Milroy disease, idiopathic, congenital, traumatic and filarial lymphoedema. Despite the rarity of this syndrome and its poor prognosis, early diagnosis associated with radical surgery can provide improved survival. We report a case of angiosarcoma in the lower limb in a patient with chronic lymphedema associated with history of repeated erysipela episodes.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26312726 PMCID: PMC4540560 DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153926
Source DB: PubMed Journal: An Bras Dermatol ISSN: 0365-0596 Impact factor: 1.896