Angiosarcoma of the scalp and face: Failure of an interferon alpha treatment

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 300-302

  Guillot, Bernard ^a   Raison Peyron, Nadia ^b   Acevedo, Maryse ^a   Meunier, Laurent ^b   Dandurand, Michel ^a   Meynadier, Jean ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma of scalp and face; Interferon alpha; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; EXCISION; FACE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRRADIATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SCALP; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOPSY; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034032998     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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