[Perisacral angiosarcoma after radiotherapy for sigmoid carcinoma].

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalHarefuah
Year 1998
Secondary malignancy is a well-recognized complication of radiation therapy. The risk of postirradiation sarcoma in long-term follow-up is 0.03-0.8%. We report a case of radiation-induced perisacral angiosarcoma 6 years after pelvic irradiation for sigmoid cancer in a 77-year-old man. The tumor was diagnosed postmortem and was locally advanced and metastatic. He died 6 months after onset of symptoms. This case demonstrates the importance of long-term follow-up in those given radiotherapy.
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