[Radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma following breast-conserving therapy. Report of two cases]

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Leung, F. | Terzibachian, J.-J. | Gay, C. | Bourtembourg, A. | Sautière, J.-L. | Maillet, R. | Riethmuller, D.

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International audience. Breast angiosarcoma is a rare but serious complication of radiotherapy. We report two cases of radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma in two patients having benefited from breast conserving surgery with radiation. We shall put emphasis on the etiopathogeny of these tumours and their clinical and therapeutic aspects.

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