MRI Findings of Large Low-Grade Angiosarcoma of the Breast with Subsequent Bone Metastases: A Case Report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Lorena Aquilani; Matteo Ciuffreda; Eleonora Cucci; Rosa Tambaro; Giuseppina Sallustio; Michele Barrassi
- Source
- Journal of Breast Cancer
- Subject
- Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
Proliferative index
business.industry
Case Report
Magnetic resonance imaging
medicine.disease
Intensity (physics)
medicine.anatomical_structure
Breast cancer
Oncology
Recurrence
Positron emission tomography
Angiosarcoma
medicine
Breast
Radiology
business
Pelvis
Mri findings
- Language
- ISSN
- 2092-9900
1738-6756
We describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of 13 cm-sized low-grade angiosarcoma of the breast that occurred in a 23-year-old woman. Magnetic resonance examination revealed an ill-defined mass with marked high-signal intensity on T2-weighted images and persistent heterogeneous enhancement. Thirty months later she developed bone metastases, incidentally found on an MRI performed to evaluate the pelvis. There were well-defined bone lesions with high-signal intensity on T2-weighted images and persistent contrast enhancement on delayed phases. The metastases were not detected on previous computed tomography and fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography scans because the lesions were subtle osteoblastic type with a low proliferative index.