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October 15, 1981CancerOpen Access

Angiosarcoma of skin and soft tissue: A study of forty-four cases

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Population

44 cases of skin and soft tissue angiosarcoma seen at M. D. Anderson Hospital before 1976

Design

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Authors

JMJohn C. MaddoxHEHarry L. Evans

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Overview

Warrants cautious prognostication in cutaneous angiosarcoma; leaves open prospective validation of size and infiltrate as markers.

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Population
44 cases of skin and soft tissue angiosarcoma seen at M. D. Anderson Hospital before 1976
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Outcome
Survivalhard clinical

Skin and soft tissue angiosarcoma has a poor prognosis with a median survival of 20 months, though tumor size <5 cm and lymphoid infiltrate are favorable prognostic factors.

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Maddox et al. (1981) studied this question.

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