Angiosarcoma Causing Cardiac Constriction Late after Radiation Therapy for Breast Carcinoma

Therapeutic radiotherapy rarely causes sarcoma, and this occurs years after completion of the intended treatment. In treating breast carcinoma, careful planning in the application of modern radiotherapeutic techniques usually can shield the heart and pericardium. We report a rare case of angiosarcom...

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Published in:Texas Heart Institute journal 2016-02, Vol.43 (1), p.81-83
Main Authors: Sharma, Ashwini, DeValeria, Patrick A, Scherber, Robyn M, Sugrue, Gavin, McCullough, Ann E, Panse, Prasad M, Mookadam, Farouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biopsy
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Papillary - radiotherapy
Case Reports
Female
Hemangiosarcoma - complications
Hemangiosarcoma - diagnosis
Humans
Pericarditis, Constrictive - diagnosis
Pericarditis, Constrictive - etiology
Pleural Neoplasms - complications
Pleural Neoplasms - diagnosis
Radiation Injuries - complications
Radiation Injuries - diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Therapeutic radiotherapy rarely causes sarcoma, and this occurs years after completion of the intended treatment. In treating breast carcinoma, careful planning in the application of modern radiotherapeutic techniques usually can shield the heart and pericardium. We report a rare case of angiosarcoma of the pericardium, which presented in a 41-year-old woman as constrictive pericarditis 8 years after irradiation for cancer of the left breast. To our knowledge, this is only the 2nd report of angiosarcoma of the pericardium after radiotherapy.
ISSN:0730-2347
1526-6702
DOI:10.14503/THIJ-14-4549