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Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face

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    • Tomohide Sanada
    • Hidetsugu Nakayama
    • Ryokichi Irisawa
    • Mitsuru Okubo
    • Ryoji Tsuboi
    • Koichi Tokuuye
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    Affiliations: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo 160‑0023, Japan, Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo 160‑0023, Japan
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    Published online on: February 6, 2017
       https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1155
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The present study was conducted to retrospectively evaluate survival and local control with definitive brachytherapy in patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp and/or face, and to determine the optimal radiation dose and irradiated volume. Between November, 2009 and January, 2015, 9 consecutive patients with histologically proven angiosarcoma of the scalp and/or face who received image‑guided brachytherapy were retrospectively evaluated. The median age of the patients was 83.4 years (range, 67.7‑91.9 years). Of the 9 patients, 8 had no lymph node metastasis and 1 patient had cervical lymph node metastasis. The patients were irradiated with a dose of 3 Gy three times per week for varying lengths of time; 4 patients received a total dose of 60 Gy, 1 received 48 Gy and the 4 remaining patients received 45 Gy. The patient who received 48 Gy also underwent additional electron therapy of 16 Gy in 8 fractions. The overall survival, progression‑free survival and local progression‑free rates at 3 years were 50.8% [95% confidence interval (CI): 15.6‑78.1%], 37.0% (95% CI: 6.8‑69.3%) and 77.8% (95% CI: 36.5‑93.9%), respectively. The local progression‑free rate in the 4 patients who received a total of ≥60 Gy was statistically significantly better compared with that in the 5 patients who received a dose of <60 Gy (P=0.027). A total of 7 patients had grade 2 radiation dermatitis, whereas the remaining 2 patients had grade 3 dermatitis. All the patients had grade 2 alopecia. Local disease control achieved by radiotherapy resulted in higher survival. Therefore, prescribing ≥60 Gy in 20 fractions for the gross tumor volume is recommended for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face.
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Sanada T, Nakayama H, Irisawa R, Okubo M, Tsuboi R and Tokuuye K: Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face. Mol Clin Oncol 6: 334-340, 2017.
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Sanada, T., Nakayama, H., Irisawa, R., Okubo, M., Tsuboi, R., & Tokuuye, K. (2017). Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 6, 334-340. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1155
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Sanada, T., Nakayama, H., Irisawa, R., Okubo, M., Tsuboi, R., Tokuuye, K."Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 6.3 (2017): 334-340.
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Sanada, T., Nakayama, H., Irisawa, R., Okubo, M., Tsuboi, R., Tokuuye, K."Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 6, no. 3 (2017): 334-340. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1155
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Sanada T, Nakayama H, Irisawa R, Okubo M, Tsuboi R and Tokuuye K: Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face. Mol Clin Oncol 6: 334-340, 2017.
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Sanada, T., Nakayama, H., Irisawa, R., Okubo, M., Tsuboi, R., & Tokuuye, K. (2017). Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 6, 334-340. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1155
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Sanada, T., Nakayama, H., Irisawa, R., Okubo, M., Tsuboi, R., Tokuuye, K."Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 6.3 (2017): 334-340.
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Sanada, T., Nakayama, H., Irisawa, R., Okubo, M., Tsuboi, R., Tokuuye, K."Clinical outcome and dose volume evaluation in patients who undergo brachytherapy for angiosarcoma of the scalp and face". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 6, no. 3 (2017): 334-340. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1155
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