Angiosarcoma of the breast (literature review and description of two clinical observations)

Breast angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy that accounts for less than 0.5% of all breast cancers. The disease is characterized by rapid growth, aggressive course, active dissemination of the process and poor response to treatment. The peculiarity of the disease lies in the complexity of diagnosing the process, since the clinical picture is not specific and often occurs under the guise of skin diseases such as eczema, atopic dermatitis, rosacea, etc. Also, the complexity of diagnosis is complemented by the lack of specific imaging methods, thanks to which it would be possible to diagnose angiosarcoma with high accuracy. The leading element of treatment is a combined approach, namely a combination of surgical excision, drug therapy and radiation. This article presents our own experience in managing a patient with angiosarcoma of the right breast, which arose 7 years after the treatment of breast carcinoma in the St. Petersburg City Clinical Oncology Center.