Breast sarcoma
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Rasuli B, Bell D, Knipe H, et al. Breast sarcoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 15 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15439
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Synonyms:
- Sarcomas of the breast
- Breast sarcomas
- Sarcomas of breast
- Primary breast sarcoma
- Sarcoma of breast
Breast sarcoma refers to a relatively heterogenous group of rare breast tumors which can include:
- angiosarcoma of the breast
- pleomorphic sarcoma of the breast
- fibrosarcoma of the breast
- myxofibrosarcoma of the breast
- leiomyosarcoma of the breast
- primary osteosarcoma of the breast
Epidemiology
As a subgroup, they comprise 0.5-1% of all breast neoplasms 1. They tend to present at a younger age than ductal or lobular carcinomas (mean 45 years).
Pathology
They characteristically show hematogenous metastases with nodal metastases being rather rare.
Associations
- prior chest wall irradiation
- some breast sarcomas - malignant phyllodes tumors - can develop from phyllodes tumors
References
- 1. Pandey M, Mathew A, Abraham EK et-al. Primary sarcoma of the breast. J Surg Oncol. 2004;87 (3): 121-5. doi:10.1002/jso.20110 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Elson BC, Ikeda DM, Andersson I et-al. Fibrosarcoma of the breast: mammographic findings in five cases. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1992;158 (5): 993-5. AJR Am J Roentgenol (abstract) - Pubmed citation
- 3. Zelek L, Llombart-cussac A, Terrier P et-al. Prognostic factors in primary breast sarcomas: a series of patients with long-term follow-up. J. Clin. Oncol. 2003;21 (13): 2583-8. doi:10.1200/JCO.2003.06.080 - Pubmed citation
- 4. Adem C, Reynolds C, Ingle JN et-al. Primary breast sarcoma: clinicopathologic series from the Mayo Clinic and review of the literature. Br. J. Cancer. 2004;91 (2): 237-41. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601920 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation
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