Topic: Radiation-induced Angiosarcoma (Sarcoma Awareness Month)

Article: Radiation‐induced angiosarcoma of the breast: A review

Questions:

1. How does angiosarcoma arise?
   1. Spontaneously
   2. With chronic lymphedema
   3. From Radiation therapy
   4. All of the above
2. Where does idiopathic angiosarcoma arise on the body most commonly?
   1. Scalp and face
   2. Liver
   3. Breast
   4. None of the above
3. Of all radiation-induced sarcomas, angiosarcoma represents about ____% of all cases.
   1. 20
   2. 40
   3. 60
   4. 80
4. True or false: the clinical features of radiation induced angiosarcoma do not differ substantially from the other two types of cutaneous angiosarcoma.
   1. True
5. The most accurate method to diagnose angiosarcoma is:
   1. CT scan
   2. MRI
   3. Skin Biopsy
   4. PET scan
6. The current treatment for angiosarcoma is mainly:
   1. Surgery
   2. Radiation therapy
   3. Chemotherapy
   4. No current treatment exists
7. True or false: Negative margins in surgery are thought to be more important than the type of surgery itself
   1. True
8. The most common sites of distant metastasis for angiosarcoma are: (select all that apply)
   1. Contralateral breast
   2. lymph nodes
   3. lungs
   4. pleura
   5. bones
   6. liver
   7. distant skin