The association of the Henoch-Schönlein syndrome with leukemias and lymphomas, though rare, is well known, but this type of pathology appears to be exceptional in the case of solid tumors. The authors report a case of malignant breast tumor wherein cutaneous vasculitis appeared at the moment of the disease's progression.
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