Abstract
Angiosarcoma of the breast is a malignant tumour of vascular endothelial cells. It is a rare and difficult tumour to treat. The authors report a case of cutaneous radiation-associated angiosarcoma treated with paclitaxel chemotherapy. A few days after drug administration, bleeding of skin lesions was observed and the patient died.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4775-4777 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Anticancer Research |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 6 C |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2006 |
Keywords
- Breast angiosarcoma
- Chemotherapy
- Paclitaxel
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology