Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the face and scalp presenting as alopecia

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 273-276

  Murray, Stuart ^a,c   Simmons, Ivan ^a   James, Craig ^b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Pathology Partners   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alopecia neoplastica; Androgenetic alopecia; Docetaxol; Follicular miniaturization; Paclitaxel; Scarring alopecia; Steroid receptors

Indexed keywords

DOCETAXEL; PACLITAXEL;

AGED; ALOPECIA; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUTANEOUS ANGIOSARCOMA; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HAIR LOSS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPOTENSION; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; SCALP; SCAR; SKIN BIOPSY; URTICARIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; SCALP DERMATOSES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0345549345     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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