Scalp angiosarcoma remission with bevacizumab and radiotherapy without surgery: A case report and review of the literature

Sarcoma

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  De Yao, Jocelyn T ^a,b   Sun, Danyu ^a,b   Powell, Angela T ^a,b   Rehmus, Esther H ^a,b  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; DOXORUBICIN; PACLITAXEL;

AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE SWELLING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIATION DOSE; SCALP; SCALP ANGIOSARCOMA; SKIN DEFECT; STROKE;

EID: 79959337284     PISSN: 1357714X     EISSN: 13691643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/160369     Document Type: Article

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