The Response of Stewart-Treves Syndrome to Radiotherapy

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Abstract
Three cases of Stewart-Treves syndrome, including the first two reported in Negroes, are presented. Lymphangiosarcoma developed in 1 patient without previous radiation therapy. Of the 2 treated by radiotherapy, 1 had a favorable response, while the second experienced no response clinically or histologically. The third is alive eight months after treatment by amputation. Although radiotherapy may offer palliation, radical surgical resection appears the treatment of choice. The importance of biopsy of an apparent local recurrence is stressed.

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