Monotherapy with electron beam irradiation may be an effective treatment for cutaneous angiosarcoma in elderly patients unable to undergo multimodal therapy.
May offer a treatment option for elderly patients intolerant to multimodal therapy; hypothesis-generating for cutaneous angiosarcoma.
We report a case of cutaneous angiosarcoma occurring on the leg of a 97-year-old Japanese woman. Considering the patient's age and general condition, she was treated with electron beam irradiation, which led to the almost complete disappearance of the tumour. Because cutaneous angiosarcoma is an aggressive tumour with a high propensity for local recurrence and distant metastases, therapy preferably involves a multimodal approach. However, monotherapy with radiation may be effective in some cases of cutaneous angiosarcoma.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Ohashi et al. (2011) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: