| Primary angiosarcoma of the breast associated Kasabach-Merritt syndrome during pregnancy. | |
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PMID: 16000250 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Primary angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare aggressive tumour of unknown etiology. A frequent clinical presentation is a painful palpable smooth mass or diffuse enlargement of the breast without a palpable mass but with purple discolouration of the overlying skin with apparent bruising. An uncommon clinical presentation of an angiosarcoma is spontaneous bleeding due to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) by consumption coagulopathy, known as the Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. Imaging characteristics of a breast angiosarcoma are limited to a few radiological reports. We report a case of a young pregnant woman with a bleeding angiosarcoma of the breast and associated Kasabach-Merritt syndrome and describe the sonographic and MRI findings. |
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Authors:
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Maria Bernathova; Werner Jaschke; Christoph Pechlahner; Bettina Zelger; Gerd Bodner |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2005-07-05 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) Volume: 15 ISSN: 0960-9776 ISO Abbreviation: Breast Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-05-15 Completed Date: 2006-07-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9213011 Medline TA: Breast Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 255-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. maria.bernathova@uibk.ac.at |
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Adult Breast Neoplasms / complications, diagnosis*, pathology, ultrasonography Diagnosis, Differential Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / complications, diagnosis* Female Hemangiosarcoma / complications, diagnosis*, pathology, ultrasonography Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / diagnosis*, pathology Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnosis*, pathology, ultrasonography Pregnancy Trimester, Second Prenatal Diagnosis Syndrome |
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