Abstract
We describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of 13 cm-sized low-grade angiosarcoma of the breast that occurred in a 23-year-old woman. Magnetic resonance examination revealed an ill-defined mass with marked high-signal intensity on T2-weighted images and persistent heterogeneous enhancement. Thirty months later she developed bone metastases, incidentally found on an MRI performed to evaluate the pelvis. There were well-defined bone lesions with high-signal intensity on T2-weighted images and persistent contrast enhancement on delayed phases. The metastases were not detected on previous computed tomography and fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography scans because the lesions were subtle osteoblastic type with a low proliferative index.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 255-257 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Breast Cancer |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- Angiosarcoma
- Breast
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Recurrence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research