Stewart-Treves syndrome is used to described development of -
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Lymphangiosarcoma Stewart-Treves' syndrome:* Ulceration, non-healing bruises and raised purple-red nodules in patients with lymphatic disorders, should lead to suspicion of malignancy.* Lymphangiosarcoma was originally described in postmastectomy oedema (Stewart-Treves' syndrome) and affects around 0.5 per cent of patients at a mean onset of ten years.* Lymphangiosarcoma can develop in any long-standing lymphedema.Malignancies associated with lymphoedema* Lymphangiosarcoma (Stewart - Treves syndrome)* Malignant melanoma* Kaposi's sarcoma (HIV)* Malignant fibrous histocytoma* Squamous cell carcinoma* Basal cell carcinoma* Liposarcoma* Lymphoma
Lymphangiosarcoma
Rhabdomyoma
Angiosarcoma
Mesothelioma
Neoplasia