MRI Findings of Large Low-Grade Angiosarcoma of the Breast with Subsequent Bone Metastases: A Case Report.
10.4048/jbc.2012.15.2.255
- Author:
Eleonora CUCCI
1
;
Matteo CIUFFREDA
;
Rosa TAMBARO
;
Lorena AQUILANI
;
Michele BARRASSI
;
Giuseppina SALLUSTIO
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart-Foundation for Research and Treatment "John Paul II", Campobasso, Italy. eleonora.cucci@rm.unicatt.it
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Angiosarcoma;
Breast;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Recurrence
- MeSH:
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Female;
Hemangiosarcoma;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Osteoblasts;
Pelvis;
Positron-Emission Tomography;
Recurrence;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Breast Cancer
2012;15(2):255-257
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of 13 cm-sized low-grade angiosarcoma of the breast that occurred in a 23-year-old woman. Magnetic resonance examination revealed an ill-defined mass with marked high-signal intensity on T2-weighted images and persistent heterogeneous enhancement. Thirty months later she developed bone metastases, incidentally found on an MRI performed to evaluate the pelvis. There were well-defined bone lesions with high-signal intensity on T2-weighted images and persistent contrast enhancement on delayed phases. The metastases were not detected on previous computed tomography and fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography scans because the lesions were subtle osteoblastic type with a low proliferative index.
