Stewart-Treves syndrome: Pathogenesis and management

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1342-1348

  Sharma, Amit ^a   Schwartz, Robert A ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; Kaposi sarcoma; lymphangiosarcoma; lymphedema; postmastectomy angiosarcoma; Stewart Treves syndrome

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEWART TREVES SYNDROME;

EID: 84869116926     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.028     Document Type: Review

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