Research Article

Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Angiosarcomas of the Breast: An Asian Institutional Perspective

Table 2

Summary of patient demographics, clinical presentation, treatment, and follow-up (nā€‰=ā€‰13).

PtGender, ageType of ASBTumour size (mm)Tumour gradeTumour differentiationPrior radiation/RT latency period (months)TreatmentALND or SLNB (yes/no)No. of recurrencesTime to recurrence (months)Site of recurrenceLength of follow-up (months)

1F, 70Secondary5.533Yes/119.6Completion mastectomyNo24.4, 15.2(1) Breast (right breast medial and lateral chest wall nodule)
(2) Pleura
15.7
2F, 32Primary822NoRadical mastectomyYes0NANA20.4
3F, 42Secondary222Yes/88.0Completion mastectomyNo0NANA61.1
4F, 50PrimaryUnknown3UnknownNoRadical mastectomyYes15.8Bone20.6
5F, 44Primary4.72UnknownNoRadical mastectomyYes0NANA22.9
6F, 57Primary1.311NoSimple mastectomyYes (SLNB)0NANA8.2
7F, 44Primary51UnknownNoWide excisionYes0NANA3.5
8F, 40PrimaryUnknownUnknownUnknownNoCompletion mastectomyYes0NANA133.6
9F, 26PrimaryUnknownUnknownUnknownNoSimple mastectomyYes16.9Right contralateral breast, liver, and ovary7.0
10F, 28Primary6.53UnknownNoCompletion mastectomyYes0NANA8.2
11F, 43Primary2332NoRadical mastectomyNo16.8Liver, spleen, and peritoneum8.0
12F, 28Primary4.62UnknownNoNipple-sparing mastectomyNo0NANA1.0
13F, 30Primary1922NoSimple mastectomyNo111.0Ovary, omentum, scalp, and lung20.8