Stewart-Treves syndrome – case report and review of the literature

Stewart-Treves syndrome – case report and review of the literature

Introduction . Chronic lymphedema, mainly due to total mastectomy with axillary lymph nodes dissection for breast cancer, can induce development of rare and highly malignant cutaneous angiosarcoma. This condition is called Stewart-Treves syndrome (STS). There are only about 400 cases of STS reported...

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Main Authors: Marta Koper, Agnieszka B. Serwin, Bożena Zdrodowska-Stefanow, Iwona Flisiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2014-09-01
Series:Przegląd Dermatologiczny
Subjects:
Stewart-Treves syndrome
angiosarcoma
lymphedema
breast cancer
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