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KMID : 0613320090150020178
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Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Soceity
2009 Volume.15 No. 2 p.178 ~ p.183
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Angiosarcoma in a Chronically Lymphedematous Leg - Stewart-Treves Syndrome -
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Chun Young-Soo
Shim Hee-Seok
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Abstract
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Angiosarcoma is a very rare disease of soft tissue sarcoma, and angiosarcoma arising in a region of chronic lymphedema is referred to as Stewart-Treves syndrome. it typically occurs in postmastectomy lymphedema of the arm and sporadically in a lymphedematous leg. The prognosis, even with wide surgical excision and subsequent radiotherapy, is poor. The authors experienced a case of angiosarcoma in a chronically lymphedematous leg which had undergone hysterectomy due to cervical cancer 17 years ago and lymphedema of leg persists for about 16 years. We report a case of angiosarcoma with a brief review of the literature.
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KEYWORD
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Lymphedema, Angiosarcoma
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