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Angiosarcoma following therapeutic irradiation
Author(s) -
Chen Karl T. K.,
Hoffman Klaus D.,
Hendricks Ed J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197912)44:6<2044::aid-cncr2820440614>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - angiosarcoma , medicine , hemangiosarcoma , irradiation , sarcoma , pathology , physics , nuclear physics
This paper reports a case of angiosarcoma of the terminal ileum in a 66‐year‐old female. This angiosarcoma developed 8 years after postoperative irradiation for ovarian carcinoma. This case appears to be the sixth case of angiosarcoma arising at the site of therapeutic irradiation thus far reported in the literature. The fact that the angiosarcomas in these cases developed in anatomic sites, which are unusual for angiosarcomas in general, suggests that there is a causeand‐effect relationship between irradiation and angiosarcoma. Apart from the direct carcinogenic effect of irradiation, prolonged stimulation for tissue repair resulting from tissue damage secondary to irradiation‐induced vascular changes may also play an etiologic role in the development of angiosarcomas in these cases.