Angiosarcoma of the breast: A rare clinicopathological entity

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 582-586

  Biswas, Tithi ^a   Tang, Ping ^a   Muhs, Ann ^a   Ling, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Breast cancer; Breast imaging; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; DOXORUBICIN; GEMCITABINE; PACLITAXEL; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ANGIOSARCOMA OF THE BREAST; ARTICLE; BREAST SARCOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; SECOND CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349112237     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3181967f09     Document Type: Article

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