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Surgery General surgery a2c7ec21

The tumor, which may occur in the residual breast or overlying skin following wide local excision and radiotherapy is

A
Leiomyosarcoma
B
Squamous cell carcinoma
C
Basal cell carcinoma
D
Angiosarcoma
High-Yield Explanation
Secondary angiosarcoma presents in older women following radiotherapy for breast cancer ( a median of 10 years ) Stewa-Treves syndrome is a rare, deadly cutaneous angiosarcoma that develops in long-standing chronic lymphedema . Chronic lymphedema resulting from radical mastectomy and/or radiotherapy for breast cancer(occurs in arm, not breast tissue)

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