Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Akimichi Morita

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• Research Article
  Survival Analysis of Scalp Angiosarcoma Patients for Treatment Modalities in our Hospital Over the Past 28 Years
  Author(s): Erika Ito, Motoki Nakamura, Shoichi Watanabe and Akimichi Morita Erika Ito, Motoki Nakamura, Shoichi Watanabe and Akimichi Morita
  
  Background: Angiosarcoma is a malignant neoplastic disease that often occurs in older people. The prognosis is poor and treatment effectiveness remains controversial. Objective: We examined cases of scalp angiosarcoma treated in Nagoya City University Hospital from 1985 to 2013 and retrospectively analyzed treatment effectiveness. Methods and materials: We identified 21 scalp angiosarcoma patients and followed up 18 patients among them. Disease-specific survival was calculated by the Kaplan and Meier method and compared between treatments. Results: Median patient age was 75 years, and 14 patients (78%) were over 70 years of age. The 2- and 5-year disease-specific survival was 62.7.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.1000202

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