JISC case 00559


  • Female, 82 years old
  • Clinical details:
    Mastectomy was performed for ? carcinoma. When the tumour was excised it was found to contain blood. Follow up:- Two years after excision of the primary tumour she had recurrent haemorrhagic tumour nodules in the scar and zygoma. She died 3 years & 9 months after the first operation from metastases. A fibrous breast containing a haemorrhagic- looking brown tumour 2.5 cm. in diameter.
  • Diagnosis:
    Malignant haemangioma.
  • Review diagnosis:
    Angiosarcoma.
  • System:
    Breast
  • Specimen:
    Excision
  • Date:
    1956

  • Published paper:
    The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, Volume 95, Issue 2 (p 457-459)

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