Is Proton Beam Radiotherapy Worthwhile in the Management of Angiosarcoma of the Scalp?
Proton beam radiotherapy
angiosarcoma
hadrontherapy
Journal
Anticancer research
ISSN: 1791-7530
Titre abrégé: Anticancer Res
Pays: Greece
ID NLM: 8102988
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
23
01
2020
revised:
06
02
2020
accepted:
13
02
2020
entrez:
6
3
2020
pubmed:
7
3
2020
medline:
16
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In inoperable patients, the management of angiosarcoma of the scalp is challenging. Due to intrinsic, dosimetric and radiobiological properties, proton beam radiotherapy may be an effective and safe option to offer to these difficult-to-cure patients. Here, we report a case of angiosarcoma of the scalp treated successfully with proton beam radiotherapy. Angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy concerning around 2% of soft-tissue sarcomas and 5% of cutaneous soft-tissue sarcomas. Cutaneous angiosarcomas can occur in any part of the body, but the head and neck region is a common primary site and the scalp is a frequent site in elderly patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32132069
pii: 40/3/1645
doi: 10.21873/anticanres.14114
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1645-1649Informations de copyright
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