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Breast angiosarcoma

MedGen UID:
272382
•Concept ID:
C1332614
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Angiosarcoma of the breast
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003024

Definition

A malignant vascular neoplasm arising from the breast. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinicopathological analysis and prognostic treatment study of angiosarcoma of the breast: a SEER population-based analysis.
Teng L, Yan S, Du J, Yang R, Xu P, Tao W
World J Surg Oncol 2023 May 9;21(1):144. doi: 10.1186/s12957-023-03030-9. PMID: 37158932Free PMC Article
The Complex Management of the Breast Angiosarcoma: A Retrospective Study.
Cannella L, Perri F, Clemente O, von Arx C, Pizzolorusso A, Di Bonito M, Bracigliano A, Di Marzo M, Della Vittoria Scarpati G, De Chiara A, Tafuto S
Oncology 2023;101(4):234-239. Epub 2022 Dec 20 doi: 10.1159/000525146. PMID: 36538913
Clinical and Molecular Insights of Radiation-Induced Breast Sarcomas: Is There Hope on the Horizon for Effective Treatment of This Aggressive Disease?
Kokkali S, Moreno JD, Klijanienko J, Theocharis S
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Apr 8;23(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms23084125. PMID: 35456944Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Breast Angiosarcoma: Imaging Features With Histopathologic Correlation.
Kapoor MM, Yoon EC, Yang WT, Patel MM
J Breast Imaging 2023 May 22;5(3):329-338. doi: 10.1093/jbi/wbac098. PMID: 38416884
Clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes in patients with angiosarcoma of breast.
Li J, Li Y, Wang Y, Li Z, Zhang H, Gao Y, Tan J
Cancer Med 2023 Jun;12(12):13397-13407. Epub 2023 May 4 doi: 10.1002/cam4.6042. PMID: 37143261Free PMC Article
Breast angiosarcoma after primary breast cancer surgery: A systematic review.
Sato F, Yamamoto T
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):2882-2889. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.06.046. PMID: 35907689
Characteristics and Long-Term Risk of Breast Angiosarcoma.
Friedrich AU, Reisenbichler ES, Heller DR, LeBlanc JM, Park TS, Killelea BK, Lannin DR
Ann Surg Oncol 2021 Sep;28(9):5112-5118. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-09689-2. PMID: 33604827
Mammography and MRI manifestations of breast angiosarcoma.
Wu WH, Ji QL, Li ZZ, Wang QN, Liu SY, Yu JF
BMC Womens Health 2019 Jun 10;19(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s12905-019-0769-3. PMID: 31182098Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Breast Angiosarcoma: Imaging Features With Histopathologic Correlation.
Kapoor MM, Yoon EC, Yang WT, Patel MM
J Breast Imaging 2023 May 22;5(3):329-338. doi: 10.1093/jbi/wbac098. PMID: 38416884
Secondary Breast Angiosarcoma After a Primary Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database.
Chau B, Loggers ET, Cranmer LD, Mogal H, Sharib JM, Kim EY, Schaub SK, Paulson KG, Linden HM, Specht JM, Kim JN, Javid SH, Wagner MJ
Am J Clin Oncol 2023 Dec 1;46(12):567-571. Epub 2023 Sep 19 doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000001045. PMID: 37725702Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes in patients with angiosarcoma of breast.
Li J, Li Y, Wang Y, Li Z, Zhang H, Gao Y, Tan J
Cancer Med 2023 Jun;12(12):13397-13407. Epub 2023 May 4 doi: 10.1002/cam4.6042. PMID: 37143261Free PMC Article
Clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of breast angiosarcoma.
Yan M, Gilmore H, Bomeisl P, Harbhajanka A
Ann Diagn Pathol 2021 Oct;54:151795. Epub 2021 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2021.151795. PMID: 34392127
Characteristics and Long-Term Risk of Breast Angiosarcoma.
Friedrich AU, Reisenbichler ES, Heller DR, LeBlanc JM, Park TS, Killelea BK, Lannin DR
Ann Surg Oncol 2021 Sep;28(9):5112-5118. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-09689-2. PMID: 33604827

Therapy

Breast angiosarcoma after primary breast cancer surgery: A systematic review.
Sato F, Yamamoto T
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):2882-2889. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.06.046. PMID: 35907689
Secondary breast angiosarcoma: A multicentre retrospective survey by the national Italian association of Breast Surgeons (ANISC).
Taffurelli M, Pellegrini A, Meattini I, Orzalesi L, Tinterri C, Roncella M, Terribile D, Caruso F, Tazzioli G, Pollini G, Friedman D, Mariotti C, Cianchetti E, Cabula C, Thomas R, Cedolini C, Rovera F, Grassi M, Lucani G, Cappella A, Bortul M, Stacul G, Scarabeo F, Procaccini E, Galimberti V
Breast 2019 Jun;45:56-60. Epub 2019 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.02.011. PMID: 30877870
Extent of resection and role of adjuvant treatment in resected localized breast angiosarcoma.
McClelland S 3rd, Hatfield J, Degnin C, Chen Y, Mitin T
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019 Jun;175(2):409-418. Epub 2019 Feb 28 doi: 10.1007/s10549-019-05172-5. PMID: 30820717
Atypical Presentation of Radiation-Associated Breast Angiosarcoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Farran Y, Padilla O, Chambers K, Philipovskiy A, Nahleh Z
Am J Case Rep 2017 Dec 18;18:1347-1350. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.905157. PMID: 29249796Free PMC Article
Phase II trial of weekly paclitaxel for unresectable angiosarcoma: the ANGIOTAX Study.
Penel N, Bui BN, Bay JO, Cupissol D, Ray-Coquard I, Piperno-Neumann S, Kerbrat P, Fournier C, Taieb S, Jimenez M, Isambert N, Peyrade F, Chevreau C, Bompas E, Brain EG, Blay JY
J Clin Oncol 2008 Nov 10;26(32):5269-74. Epub 2008 Sep 22 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.3146. PMID: 18809609

Prognosis

Clinicopathological analysis and prognostic treatment study of angiosarcoma of the breast: a SEER population-based analysis.
Teng L, Yan S, Du J, Yang R, Xu P, Tao W
World J Surg Oncol 2023 May 9;21(1):144. doi: 10.1186/s12957-023-03030-9. PMID: 37158932Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes in patients with angiosarcoma of breast.
Li J, Li Y, Wang Y, Li Z, Zhang H, Gao Y, Tan J
Cancer Med 2023 Jun;12(12):13397-13407. Epub 2023 May 4 doi: 10.1002/cam4.6042. PMID: 37143261Free PMC Article
Breast angiosarcoma after primary breast cancer surgery: A systematic review.
Sato F, Yamamoto T
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):2882-2889. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.06.046. PMID: 35907689
MYC and NOTCH1-positive postradiation cutaneous angiosarcoma of the breast.
Sheu TG, Hunt KK, Middleton LP
Breast J 2021 Mar;27(3):264-267. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1111/tbj.14171. PMID: 33527629
Primary and secondary breast angiosarcoma: single center report and a meta-analysis.
Abdou Y, Elkhanany A, Attwood K, Ji W, Takabe K, Opyrchal M
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019 Dec;178(3):523-533. Epub 2019 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s10549-019-05432-4. PMID: 31522347Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Angiosarcoma in the breast: a population-based cohort from Sweden.
Olander S, Wennstig AK, Garmo H, Holmberg L, Nilsson G, Blomqvist C, Karlsson F, Wickberg Å, Wärnberg F, Sund M, Wadsten C
Br J Surg 2023 Nov 9;110(12):1850-1856. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad290. PMID: 37708086
The Complex Management of the Breast Angiosarcoma: A Retrospective Study.
Cannella L, Perri F, Clemente O, von Arx C, Pizzolorusso A, Di Bonito M, Bracigliano A, Di Marzo M, Della Vittoria Scarpati G, De Chiara A, Tafuto S
Oncology 2023;101(4):234-239. Epub 2022 Dec 20 doi: 10.1159/000525146. PMID: 36538913
Clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of breast angiosarcoma.
Yan M, Gilmore H, Bomeisl P, Harbhajanka A
Ann Diagn Pathol 2021 Oct;54:151795. Epub 2021 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2021.151795. PMID: 34392127
Primary and secondary breast angiosarcoma: single center report and a meta-analysis.
Abdou Y, Elkhanany A, Attwood K, Ji W, Takabe K, Opyrchal M
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019 Dec;178(3):523-533. Epub 2019 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s10549-019-05432-4. PMID: 31522347Free PMC Article
Mammography and MRI manifestations of breast angiosarcoma.
Wu WH, Ji QL, Li ZZ, Wang QN, Liu SY, Yu JF
BMC Womens Health 2019 Jun 10;19(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s12905-019-0769-3. PMID: 31182098Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Breast angiosarcoma after primary breast cancer surgery: A systematic review.
Sato F, Yamamoto T
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):2882-2889. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.06.046. PMID: 35907689
Primary and secondary breast angiosarcoma: single center report and a meta-analysis.
Abdou Y, Elkhanany A, Attwood K, Ji W, Takabe K, Opyrchal M
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019 Dec;178(3):523-533. Epub 2019 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s10549-019-05432-4. PMID: 31522347Free PMC Article

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