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Kwapnoski Z, Clarey D, Ma J, Schmidt CM, Wysong A. Cutaneous Angiosarcoma Subtypes: A Quantitative Systematic Review of Demographics, Treatments, and Outcomes Within Published Patient-Level Cases. Dermatol Surg 2024; 50:620-626. [PMID: 38530994 DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000004174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous angiosarcoma (cAS) is a highly aggressive malignancy arising from the vascular endothelium. Given its rarity, there is insufficient data detailing patient demographics, management, and survival outcomes. OBJECTIVE To systematically compile published patient-level cases of cAS and to quantify and analyze data on demographics, management, and outcomes while determining prognostic indicators. MATERIALS AND METHODS Searches of EBSCOhost, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library generated 1,500 cases of cAS with individual level data available. PRISMA guidelines were followed. RESULTS Cutaneous angiosarcoma presented most often on the scalp of elderly men. Metastasis occurred in 36.3% of cases. Aggregate 5-year survival was 31.6% with the median survival of 25 months. The best 5-year survival was in the radiation-associated subtype (48.8%), whereas the worst was in the Stewart-Treves subtype (21.6%). Using multivariate analysis, gender, age group, disease subtype, treatment modality, and metastasis at presentation had significant effects on survival outcomes ( p < .05). CONCLUSION The breadth of information obtained enables this study to serve as a resource that clinicians may reference when they encounter cAS.
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- Zachary Kwapnoski
- Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- University of Nebraska, Medical Center, Leon S. McGoogan Health Sciences Library, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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Nuwayhid R, Langer S, Schulz T. [Stewart-Treves Syndrome as a Rare, but Fatal Complication of Peripheral Lymphedema]. HANDCHIR MIKROCHIR P 2024; 56:180-183. [PMID: 37315572 DOI: 10.1055/a-2084-0823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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- Rima Nuwayhid
- Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Farkas K, Stanek A, Zbinden S, Borea B, Ciurica S, Moore V, Maguire P, Abola MTB, Alajar EB, Marcoccia A, Erer D, Casanegra AI, Sharebiani H, Sprynger M, Kavousi M, Catalano M. Vascular Diseases in Women: Do Women Suffer from Them Differently? J Clin Med 2024; 13:1108. [PMID: 38398419 PMCID: PMC10889109 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13041108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women worldwide, yet its magnitude is often underestimated. Biological and gender differences affect health, diagnosis, and healthcare in numerous ways. The lack of sex and gender awareness in health research and healthcare is an ongoing issue that affects not only research but also treatment and outcomes. The importance of recognizing the impacts of both sex and gender on health and of knowing the differences between the two in healthcare is beginning to gain ground. There is more appreciation of the roles that biological differences (sex) and sociocultural power structures (gender) have, and both sex and gender affect health behavior, the development of diseases, their diagnosis, management, and the long-term effects of an illness. An important issue is the knowledge and awareness of women about vascular diseases. The risk of cardiovascular events is drastically underestimated by women themselves, as well as by those around them. The purpose of this review is to draw attention to improving the medical care and treatment of women with vascular diseases.
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- Katalin Farkas
- Department of Angiology, Szent Imre University Teaching Hospital, Tétényi út 12-16, 1115 Budapest, Hungary
- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Batorego 15 Street, 41-902 Bytom, Poland
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Department of Angiology, Zurich University Hospital, Ramistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Department of Angiology and Haemostasis, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Genève, Switzerland
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Department of Cardiology, Marie Curie Civil Hospital, CHU Charleroi, Chaussée de Bruxelles 140, 6042 Lodelinsart, Belgium
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- European Institute of Women’s Health, Ashgrove House, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, A96 N9K0 Dublin, Ireland; (V.M.); (P.M.)
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- European Institute of Women’s Health, Ashgrove House, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, A96 N9K0 Dublin, Ireland; (V.M.); (P.M.)
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Clinical Research Department, Education, Training and Research Services, Philippine Heart Center, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, 547 Pedro Gil Street, Manila 1000, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Manila Doctors Hospital, 667 United Nations Ave, Ermita, Manila 1000, Metro Manila, Philippines;
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Angiology and Autoimmunity Medical Unit, Rare Diseases Reference Center for Systemic Sclerosis, Sandro Pertini Hospital, 00157 Rome, Italy
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Gazi University Hospital, Mevlana Blv. No:29, Yenimahalle, Ankara 06560, Turkey
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- Gonda Vascular Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55901, USA;
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Support Association of Patients of Buerger’s Disease, Buerger’s Disease NGO, Mashhad 9183785195, Iran
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Liège, Hospital Boulevard, 4000 Liege, Belgium
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine, Via GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy; (A.S.); (S.Z.); (B.B.); (S.C.); (M.T.B.A.); (A.M.); (D.E.); (H.S.); (M.S.); (M.K.); (M.C.)
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Inter-University Research Center on Vascular Disease, University of Milan, GB Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy
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Anand NC, Campbell EH, Baum CL, Gibson LE, Todd A, Bradt JL, Alavi A. Association of Lower Extremity Lymphedema and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers. Mayo Clin Proc 2023; 98:1653-1659. [PMID: 37923522 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether patients with lymphedema of a lower extremity (LE) had a greater risk of skin cancer than those without lymphedema. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort study included patients with LE lymphedema examined at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA, from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2020. All patients with the phrase "lower extremity lymphedema" and a diagnostic code for lymphedema present in their electronic health record, as well as their age-, race-, and sex-matched controls without lymphedema, were included in the study. A Kaplan-Meier curve was constructed to examine the time to development of the first skin cancer for the lymphedema cohort and the controls. A Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to calculate hazard ratios. RESULTS In total, 4437 patients had lymphedema within the study period. Compared with the matched control group, the lymphedema group had a significantly increased risk of skin cancer. For the subset of patients with unilateral lymphedema, the lymphedematous extremity was 2.65 times as likely as the nonlymphedematous LE to have skin cancer, particularly basal cell carcinoma. CONCLUSION Lower extremity lymphedema appears to be a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma, basal call carcinoma, and as expected, angiosarcoma. Clinicians caring for patients with LE lymphedema should be aware of this increased risk and monitor at-risk patients accordingly.
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- Nimay C Anand
- Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Ichikawa R, Yokoyama K, Tsuchiya J, Namiki T, Tateishi U. [ 18F]-FDG PET/CT is useful for early detection of Stewart-Treves syndrome, in patients with chronic lymphedema. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2023; 50:2916-2917. [PMID: 37058169 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06231-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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- Ryota Ichikawa
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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Teng L, Yan S, Du J, Yang R, Xu P, Tao W. Clinicopathological analysis and prognostic treatment study of angiosarcoma of the breast: a SEER population-based analysis. World J Surg Oncol 2023; 21:144. [PMID: 37158932 PMCID: PMC10169469 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-023-03030-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Breast angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy of endovascular origin, accounting for less than 1% of all mammary cancers. Our aim was to explore clinicopathological features and the factors associated with prognosis. METHODS We extracted information from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) for all patients with breast angiosarcoma between 2004 and 2015. Chi-square analysis was used to compare the clinicopathological features in all patients. Overall survival (OS) was assessed using the Kaplan and Meier method. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the factors associated with prognosis. RESULTS A total of 247 patients were included in the analyses. The median OS of patients with primary breast angiosarcoma (PBSA) and secondary breast angiosarcoma (SBAB) was 38 months and 42 months, respectively. The 1-, 3- and 5-year OS with PBSA was 80%, 39%, and 25%, respectively, and the 1-, 3- and 5-year OS with SBAB was 80%, 42%, and 34%, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that tumor size (p = 0.001), tumor grade (p < 0.001), tumor extension (p = 0.015), and tumor spread (p < 0.001) were statistically significant factors for OS. Partial mastectomy with radiation (HR = 0.160, 95% CI, 0.036-0.719, p = 0.016), partial mastectomy with chemotherapy (HR = 0.105, 95% CI, 0.011-1.015, p = 0.052), and partial mastectomy (HR = 0.125, 95% CI, 0.028-0.583, p = 0.007) were related to significantly better OS outcomes in primary angiosarcoma. CONCLUSION Primary breast angiosarcoma has a better clinical phenotype than secondary breast angiosarcoma. Although overall survival was not statistically significant, primary breast angiosarcoma was better than secondary breast angiosarcoma with systemic therapy. Depending on the outcome of survival, partial mastectomy is effective in treating primary breast angiosarcoma.
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- Lizhi Teng
- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Key Laboratory of Acoustic, Optical and Electromagnetic Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Heilongjiang, China
- The Cell Transplantation Key Laboratory of National Health Commission, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Key Laboratory of Acoustic, Optical and Electromagnetic Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Heilongjiang, China
- The Cell Transplantation Key Laboratory of National Health Commission, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
- Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
- Key Laboratory of Acoustic, Optical and Electromagnetic Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Heilongjiang, China
- The Cell Transplantation Key Laboratory of National Health Commission, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China.
- Key Laboratory of Acoustic, Optical and Electromagnetic Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Heilongjiang, China.
- The Cell Transplantation Key Laboratory of National Health Commission, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China.
- Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China.
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Hao K, Sun Y, Zhu Y, Xin J, Zhang L, Li B, Shen W. A retrospective analysis of Stewart-Treves syndrome in the context of chronic lymphedema. An Bras Dermatol 2023; 98:287-295. [PMID: 36746732 PMCID: PMC10173066 DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2022.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND stewart-treves syndrome (STS) is an angiosarcoma associated with chronic lymphedema. OBJECTIVES This article analyses the characteristics of twenty-two patients and proposes active intervention in lymphedema and the early diagnosis of STS. METHODS Twenty-two patients with STS were diagnosed at the centre over an 11-year period. Clinical manifestations, a series of conventional analyses, and histopathology were used to study these cases retrospectively. RESULTS The age range of 22 patients with STS was 15 to 78 years. The main clinical manifestations included multiple skin and subcutaneous nodules and scattered red or purplish-red rashes in the lymphoedematous limbs. These patients often showed clinical symptoms such as lymphedema, weakness, emaciation, pain, mass, lymphadenopathy and so on. The positive rates of ultrasonography, MRI and radionuclide imaging were 66.7% (6/9), 92.3% (12/13) and 18.2% (2/11), respectively. The main points regarding active intervention in lymphedema and early diagnosis of STS were summarized. STUDY LIMITATIONS Since this was a retrospective study, the main points summarized by the author need to be further quantified in clinical work to guide the diagnosis of this kind of disease more conveniently. In addition, further clinical trials are needed to evaluate the role of lymphedema in the occurrence and development of malignant tumors. CONCLUSIONS STS can appear in lymphoedematous tissue many years after lymphedema onset. To avoid delays in the diagnosis and therapy of STS, physicians should actively look for signs or symptoms of malignant lymphedema during the follow-up period and promptly manage patients developing problems.
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- Kun Hao
- Department of Lymphatic Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Lymphatic Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Lymphatic Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Lymphatic Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of MR, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Lymphatic Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Tirotta F, Sayyed R, Jones RL, Hayes AJ. Risk factors for the development of local recurrence in extremity soft-tissue sarcoma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2021; 22:83-95. [PMID: 34822313 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2022.2011723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Local recurrence (LR) is one of the main pitfalls in surgery for extremities soft tissue sarcoma (eSTS). Achieving clear histopathological margins is the most important factor to reduce the risk of LR, but the ability to do so depends on not only surgical technique but also the interplay between tumor biology, anatomical location and surgical approach. The balance between postoperative morbidity and oncological benefits in reducing the risk of LR needs to be considered. AREAS COVERED This review will cover which etiological factors for the development of eSTS lead to an increased risk of LR and discuss histological subtypes that have a high risk of LR and which surgical and neoadjuvant therapeutic strategies can minimize the risk of LR. EXPERT OPINION The traditional view that surgical radicality always results in low rates of LR, while marginality alone always leads to high rates of relapse, is outdated. In the modern era of surgical oncology, limb salvage and high-level function after resectional surgery are the key surgical goals. The best results are achieved by combining effective neoadjuvant treatments with planned bespoke oncological operations that consider the biological and anatomical factors of each individual sarcoma.
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- Fabio Tirotta
- Sarcoma Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Sarcoma Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Sarcoma Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Sarcoma Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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