Presentation
Lymphangiosarcoma may present as a purple discoloration or a tender skin nodule in the extremity, typically on the anterior surface. It progresses ... En savoir plus sur Wikipedia [herbal-organic.com]
The microscopical and ultrastructural features of this angiosarcoma are presented and the last advances in immunopathology briefly commented. © 1985 S. Karger AG, Basel Article / Publication Details First-Page Preview [karger.com]
Entire Body System
- Lymphedema
Stewart-Treves syndrome is a malignancy that arises within chronic lymphedema. [scienceopen.com]
Le lien est enregistré dans le presse-papiers Lymphangiosarcoma is a rare cancer which occurs in long-standing cases of primary or secondary lymphedema. [herbal-organic.com]
Stewart-Treves syndrome describes a cutaneouslymphangiosarcoma or hemangiosarcoma that develops inlong-standing chronic lymphedema. We report a 74-year-oldwoman who was submitted to a right mastectomy and radiotherapy23 years before. [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]
Treatment
Six months after the treatment, a brainmetastasis was diagnosed and the patient died. The therapeuticpossibilities (amputation, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) arevery aggresive and offer poor results. [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]
[…] syndrome Traitement Appareil circulatoire pathologie Glande mammaire pathologie Homme Lymphatique pathologie Tumeur maligne Keyword (en) Adult Carcinoma Complication Case study Female Mammary gland Lymphangiosarcoma Mastectomy Stewart Treves syndrome Treatment [pascal-francis.inist.fr]
Because of the increase in conservative treatment for breast carcinoma and improvement of operative and radiation therapy techniques, the prevalence of Stewart-Treves syndrome has decreased. [scienceopen.com]
Prognosis
Yet, overall prognosis remains dismal. Untreated patients usually live 5 to 8 months after diagnosis. Copyright © 2012 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. [scienceopen.com]
Epidemiology
&, Asmaa Naim 1, Zineb Bouchbika 1, Nadia Benchakroun 1, Hassan Jouhadi 1, Nezha Tawfiq 1, Souha Sahraoui 1, Abdellatif Benider 1 Publication date (Electronic): 21 November 2014 Journal: The Pan African Medical Journal Publisher: The African Field Epidemiology [scienceopen.com]