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ArticleOncology letters2024

Radiation‑induced pleomorphic liposarcoma after hypofractionated radiotherapy following breast‑conserving surgery: A case report and literature review.

Kenta Watanabe, Ryoji Tokiya, Yujiro Kawata, Takeshi Matsuno, Ryo Tanaka, Naruto Taira, Kuniaki Katsui

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Article in Oncology letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Kenta WatanabeDepartment of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
Ryoji TokiyaDepartment of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
Yujiro KawataDepartment of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
Takeshi MatsunoDepartment of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
Ryo TanakaDepartment of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
Naruto TairaDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.
Kuniaki KatsuiDepartment of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer globally. Radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery is the standard treatment of breast cancer. Recently, hypofractionated irradiation comprising 42.56 Gy in 16 fractions was selected as a viable radiation therapeutic option. Radiation-induced sarcoma is the most prevalent secondary malignancy in patients undergoing radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery. Angiosarcomas are the predominant type of radiation-induced sarcomas, whereas liposarcomas have rarely been reported. The present report details an uncommon instance of radiation-induced pleomorphic liposarcoma that occurred 8 years after breast-conserving surgery and hypofractionated radiotherapy. The patient visited the hospital due to hardening of the tissue beneath the skin of the right breast. Ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic mass in the lower part of the right breast containing internal blood flow. An excisional biopsy revealed that the tumor contained infiltrating spindle-shaped cells without a capsule containing pleomorphic cells. Lipoblasts were also observed and tended to differentiate into adipose tissue, leading to a diagnosis of pleomorphic liposarcoma. Immunostaining revealed negativity for cytokeratin AE1/AE3, ERG, MDM2 and S-100 protein; the Ki-67 index was ~20%. An enlargement resection involving a postoperative bed was performed because of close tumor margins.

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breast cancerbreast-conserving surgeryhypofractionated radiotherapypleomorphic liposarcomaradiation-induced sarcoma

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PMID38807681
PMCPMC11130754

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