Stewart-Treves syndrome

Stewart-Treves syndrome

Stewart-Treves syndrome refers to an angiosarcoma arising from chronic lymphedema (swelling due to lymphatic obstruction). It typically occurs as a complication of long-lasting lymphedema of the arm after mastectomy and/or radiotherapy for breast cancer. It can rarely occur on the leg. The prognosis, even with wide surgical excision and subsequent radiotherapy, is poor. Angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of vascular origin. It accounts for less than 1% of all sarcomas and is usually located in the skin, breast, liver, and soft tissue.

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*cite journal |author=Pincus LB, Fox LP |title=Images in clinical medicine. The Stewart-Treves syndrome |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=359 |issue=9 |pages=950 |year=2008 |month=August |pmid=18753651 |doi=10.1056/NEJMicm071344 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=18753651&promo=ONFLNS19


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