Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Jun 2015)

Stewart-Treves Syndrome of the Lower Extremity

  • Rossana Ruth Garcia da Veiga,
  • Bianca Angelina Macêdo do Nascimento,
  • Alessandra Haber Carvalho,
  • Arival Cardoso de Brito,
  • Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153926
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 90, no. 3 suppl 1
pp. 232 – 234

Abstract

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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.

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