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Bilateral angiosarcoma of the breast after conservative treatment of bilateral invasive carcinoma: genetic predisposition?
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Jun 2002
de Bree E, van Coevorden F, Peterse J L, Russell N S, Rutgers E J Th
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AIMS: In view of the increasing application of breast-conserving therapy (BCT) for early breast cancer during the last decades, the number of BCT-associated angiosarcomas is likely to increase. Their aetiology is not completely clear. The aim of this study was to examine the potential role of genetic predisposition for development of this rare tumour. METHODS: The authors report on a case of consecutive bilateral...
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