Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp
Why the study?
Does radiation therapy improve survival in patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp?
Population
29 patients diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the scalp between 1975 and 2002 at the University of Michigan…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Median actuarial survival 28.4 months
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support postoperative radiation in scalp angiosarcoma; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Structured PICO
Does radiation therapy improve survival in patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp?
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Population
29 patients diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the scalp between 1975 and 2002 at the University of Michigan, median age 71.0 years.
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Intervention
Surgical excision and postoperative radiation therapy
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Outcome
Time to recurrence and survivalhard clinical
In patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp, postoperative radiation therapy is associated with significantly improved survival.
Cite This Study
Pawlik et al. (2003) studied this question.