ISSN:
1435-0130
Keywords:
Cutaneous angiosarcoma
;
Prognosis
;
Statistical study
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The prognosis of 69 cases of cutaneous angiosarcoma reported in Japan during 1967–1982 was studied statistically. These cases were followed for a minimum of five years. They included 43 males and 26 females. The mean age was 66.8 years. The lesions were confined to the scalp-face region in 60 cases. There was a history of antecendent trauma at the tumor sites in 14 patients and of irradiation in 2 patients. The sites of metastases in order of frequency were the lung, liver and regional lymph nodes. Sixty-four patients died as a result of their tumor. Mean survival was 13.4 months. Five-year survival rate was 6.1%. Only two patients had long-term, disease-free survival. Duration between the onset and the initial visit, and survival period were not correlative. Tumor size was shown to be an important prognostic factor in the scalpface cases. No type of treatment has been particularly effective.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00263349
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