Secondary breast angiosarcoma: lethal response to anti-angiogenic therapy with paclitaxel chemotherapy. A case report.

Abstract

Angiosarcoma of the breast is a malignant tumour of vascular endothelial cells. It is a rare and difficult tumour to treat. The authors report a case of cutaneous radiation-associated angiosarcoma treated with paclitaxel chemotherapy. A few days after drug administration, bleeding of skin lesions was observed and the patient died.