A progressed case of Stewart–Treves syndrome in a patient with chronic idiopathic lymphedema in the lower extremity

A progressed case of Stewart–Treves syndrome in a patient with chronic idiopathic lymphedema in the lower extremity

Angiosarcomas are uncommon malignant tumors that arise from vascular endothelial cells with poor prognosis. Stewart–Treves syndrome (STS) is a type of cutaneous angiosarcoma that develops in chronic lymphedema. Although the majority of lymphangiosarcomas arise from areas of lymphedema as a consequen...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Ozdemir, Muhammed Sulaiman Sultany, Ercan Celikkaleli, Burhan Ozalp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Chronic lymphedema
lymphangiosarcoma
metastatic angiosarcoma
Stewart–Treves syndrome in lower extremity
Online Access:http://www.turkjplastsurg.org/article.asp?issn=1300-6878;year=2019;volume=27;issue=1;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=Ozdemir

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