Pretibial Located Stewart-Treves Syndrome: Uncommon Presentation in a Bulgarian Patient!

Authors

  • Georgi Tchernev Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior (MVR), Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev Nr 79, Sofia 1606 Bulgaria; Onkoderma - Policlinic for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 26, Sofia 1407
  • Irina Yungareva Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Skobelev bul. 79, Sofia 1606
  • Hristo Mangarov Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, Lozenets Plachkovica number 5, Sofia 1164
  • Konstantin Stavrov Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia
  • Ilia Lozev Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Surgery, Sofia
  • Ivanka Temelkova Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery Sofia, Sofia
  • Svetoslav Chernin Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Common, vascular and abdominal Surgery Stoletov #2, Sofia, Sofia 1612
  • Ivan Pidakev Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, Department of Common, Vascular and Abdominal Surgery, General Skobelev 79, 1606 Sofia
  • Michael Tronnier Helios Klinikum GMBH - Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Hildesheim

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.191

Keywords:

(HHV-8), Angiosarcoma, Epithelioid variant, Stewart Treves syndrome, Surgery, Amputation

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Stewart-Treves syndrome with localisation in the region of the lower extremities is not something unusual as clinical pathology, but the clinical diagnostics is rather difficult, and it can be further complicated maximally because of: the similar locoregional findings in patients with other cutaneous malignancies.

CASE REPORT: Presented is a rare form of an epithelioid variant of the Stewart Treves syndrome in a woman, aged 81, localised in the region of the lower leg and significantly advanced only for 2 months. The diagnosis was confirmed histologically and immunohistochemically. Amputation of the affected extremity was planned. Discussed are important etiopathogenetic aspects regarding the approach in patients with lymphedema and possibility for development of the Stewart Treves syndrome.

CONCLUSION: Analyzing the evidence from the literature worldwide, we concluded that perhaps the only reliable (to some extent) therapeutic option in patients with Stewart Treves Syndrome is 1) the early diagnostics and 2) the following inevitable radical excision or amputation with the maximal field of surgical security in the proximal direction.

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Published

2018-04-14

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Tchernev G, Yungareva I, Mangarov H, Stavrov K, Lozev I, Temelkova I, Chernin S, Pidakev I, Tronnier M. Pretibial Located Stewart-Treves Syndrome: Uncommon Presentation in a Bulgarian Patient!. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 14 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];6(4):663-5. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2018.191

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