Endovascular approach to acute hemorrhage in locally advanced breast cancer. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We report a case of a woman with recurrent axillary fungating breast cancer who developed catastrophic hemorrhage from tumor erosion of her axillary artery. This was treated successfully with endovascular placement of a covered arterial stent. We discuss the suitability of endovascular therapy for patients with advanced malignancy given its lower morbidity in this population with decreased life expectancy.

publication date

  • January 21, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Axillary Artery
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Endovascular Procedures
  • Hemorrhage

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84924260339

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/tbj.12373

PubMed ID

  • 25603695

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 21

issue

  • 2