Abstract
Breast sarcomas are an extremely rare and heterogeneous group of malignancies derived fromnon-epithelial elements of the gland constituting less than 1% of total breast malignanciesand less than 5% of all soft tissue sarcomas. It can be divided into two categories: de novodevelopment (primary) or secondary. These tumors are important as they have a high rate ofrecurrence and poor prognosis. In addition it is important to differentiate these tumors frombreast carcinoma as the treatment differs in these two entities. We present a case of primarybreast sarcoma in a 46 year old nulliparous Chinese woman.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.19(3) 2020 p.579-581
Highlights
Sarcoma of the breast was first described by Chelius in 1828
We present a case of left breast sarcoma in University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC)
Routine mammography is useful to demonstrate the lesion, but is not useful to differentiate from other benign or malignant lesions. It is seen as a dense mass with indistinct margins and is rarely associated with tumor calcification while sonography demonstrates a solid lesion that is indistinguishable from a fibroadenoma and necessitates a biopsy of the lesion[3,8]
Summary
Sarcoma of the breast was first described by Chelius in 1828. It is an unusual condition accounting for less than 1% of all breast malignancies and less than 5% of all soft tissue sarcomas[1]. It is an unusual condition accounting for less than 1% of all breast malignancies and less than 5% of all soft tissue sarcomas[1]. Primary breast sarcomas occur over a wide age range, but most (except for angiosarcomas) occur in women in their fifth or sixth decade of life[3,4].
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