Stewart-Treves Syndrome of the Lower Extremity
AUTOR(ES)
Veiga, Rossana Ruth Garcia da, Nascimento, Bianca Angelina Macêdo do, Carvalho, Alessandra Haber, Brito, Arival Cardoso de, Bittencourt, Maraya de Jesus Semblano
FONTE
An. Bras. Dermatol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2015-06
RESUMO
AbstractStewart-Treves syndrome is a rare cutaneous angiosarcoma that develops in long-standing chronic lymphedema. Though most commonly this angiosarcoma is a result of post mastectomy lymphoedema, it also develops in Milroy disease, idiopathic, congenital, traumatic and filarial lymphoedema. Despite the rarity of this syndrome and its poor prognosis, early diagnosis associated with radical surgery can provide improved survival. We report a case of angiosarcoma in the lower limb in a patient with chronic lymphedema associated with history of repeated erysipela episodes.