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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov 26;6(3):274-8.
doi: 10.1159/000369992. eCollection 2014 Sep.

The 'pantie' tumour

Silada Kanokrungsee  1 , Vasanop Vachiramon  1 , Punyaphat Sirithanabadeekul  2
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The 'pantie' tumour

Silada Kanokrungsee et al. Case Rep Dermatol. .

Abstract

We present a case of radiation-associated angiosarcoma. A 67-year-old Thai woman was diagnosed with endometrium carcinoma stage IC and was treated with surgery and radiations. Ten years later, she presented with a gradually enlarging mass on the pubic area, in the shape of a pair of panties. Skin biopsy of lesions confirmed angiosarcoma. The diagnosis was radiation-associated angiosarcoma. She was treated with chemotherapy due to unresectable tumour. The chemotherapy was started with paclitaxel 70 mg/m(2) every 2 weeks. After completing the fifth cycle of paclitaxel, the lesion was markedly decreased in size and the symptoms previously described were also completely resolved.

Keywords: Angiosarcoma; Radiation; Sarcoma; Vascular tumour.

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Fig. 1
A large indurated violaceous plaque on the suprapubic area.
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Fig. 2
a Poorly circumscribed dermal tumours extending to the subcutaneous tissue. Haematoxylin and eosin, original magnification ×40. b Atypical cells with little mitosis, some forming irregular dissecting anastomosing lumen. Haematoxylin and eosin, original magnification ×600.
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