PRIMARY ANGIOSARCOMA OF THE BREAST

We report a case of a 44-year-old woman with primary angiosarcoma of t he left breast. An excisional biopsy was performed initially and the m ass was interpreted as angiosarcoma. The pre-operative staging provide d no evidence of metastasis. The patient then underwent a left mastect omy with the placement of an expandable prosthesis. For 3 months the p rosthesis was progressively expanded to the desired size and it was th en replaced with a permanent one. Primary angiosarcoma of the breast i s a rare and often misdiagnosed disease. Treatment options are numerou s and conflicting. The diagnostic approach and treatment options from the literature are presented and discussed.