Stewart-Treves syndrome in a patient with elephantiasis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Angiosarcoma that develops in areas of chronic lymphedema is also called Stewart-Treves syndrome. It usually appears in areas of lymphedema several years after mastectomy for breast carcinoma. Only 10% of these angiosarcomas occur in areas of chronic lymphedema as a result of another cause. We present a patient with epithelioid angiosarcoma as a rare complication of elephantiasis.
Medical subject headings
- Elephantiasis
- Hemangiosarcoma
- Skin Neoplasms