Radiological appearance of postirradiation sarcoma of the chest wall after mastectomy

Radiotherapy-induced sarcoma arising from the chest wall after mastectomy and irradiation is uncommon but deserves special attention due to the increasing incidence of this soft-tissue sarcoma, contributed by the early detection and employment of radiotherapy in the treatment of breast carcinoma. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical imaging 2005-05, Vol.29 (3), p.185-188
Hauptverfasser:	Tang, Alice P.Y., Chu, Winnie C.W., Lam, Wynnie W.M., Tse, Gary M.K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Breast Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy Breast Neoplasms - surgery Chemotherapy Dermatology Fatal Outcome Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Mammary gland diseases Mastectomy Medical sciences Middle Aged Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - diagnostic imaging Postoperative Complications Radiation Radiotherapy - adverse effects Sarcoma Sarcoma - diagnostic imaging Sarcoma - etiology Therapy Thoracic Wall Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Zusammenfassung:	Radiotherapy-induced sarcoma arising from the chest wall after mastectomy and irradiation is uncommon but deserves special attention due to the increasing incidence of this soft-tissue sarcoma, contributed by the early detection and employment of radiotherapy in the treatment of breast carcinoma. We report the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of two patients who developed cutaneous high-grade sarcoma after mastectomy and irradiation for primary breast tumours more than 5 years ago.
ISSN:	0899-7071 1873-4499
DOI:	10.1016/j.clinimag.2004.07.006