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Lymphangiosarcoma in Chronic Lymphoedema

Stewart-Treves syndrome

A. C. AYGIT
A. M. YILDIRIM
S. DERVISOGLU

From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Trakya, Edirne and the Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Pathology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Correspondence: A. C. Aygit MD, Trakya, Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Plastik ve Reconstrüktif Anabilim Dali, 22030 Edirne, Turkey

A case of post-mastectomy lymphangiosarcoma is reported. Lymphangiosarcoma is an extremely rare but highly lethal complication of chronic lymphoedema. Our patient was treated by amputation and died 6 months later. Treatment of post-mastectomy lymphangiosarcoma is still unsatisfactory. Early recognition and radical ablative surgery seem to provide best chance for survival.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 24, No. 1, 135-137 (1999)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1998.0049
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