Educational Case: Radiation-Induced Angiosarcoma of the Breast

Noman Javed; Anne M Stowman

doi:10.1177/23742895211060529

Educational Case: Radiation-Induced Angiosarcoma of the Breast

Acad Pathol. 2021 Dec 14:8:23742895211060529. doi: 10.1177/23742895211060529. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

Authors

Noman Javed¹, Anne M Stowman¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA.

Abstract

The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040.¹.

Keywords: DNA damage; angiosarcoma; breast carcinoma; disease mechanisms; environmental influences; neoplasia; pathology competencies; radiation therapy.