title: Long-term survival of a patient with scalp angiosarcoma and multiple metastases treated using combination therapy: A case report.
abstract: Angiosarcoma is a rare and deadly malignancy originating from the vascular endothelial cells. Surgery is the most effective method to cure this disease, but for metastatic angiosarcoma, a chemotherapy-based treatment is the main therapeutic choice. However, there is currently no standard chemotherapy regimen. The current study reports the case of a 66-year-old male with post-operative scalp angiosarcoma recurrence and multiple metastases. The patient obtained a complete response to first-line combination chemotherapy consisting of cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vincristine and dacarbazine, with a progression-free survival time of eight months. After benefitting from subsequent comprehensive treatment including, cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vincristine, dacarbazine, docetaxel, cisplatin, gemcitabine and radiotherapy and anti-angiogenic therapy, the patient obtained an overall survival time of 38 months following initial diagnosis.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China.
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Ye
authors: Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China.
authors: Xiao-Fen
authors: XF
authors: Li
authors: Department of Dermatology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China.
authors: Yong-Dong
authors: YD
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China ; Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention of Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China.
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Yuan
keywords: angiosarcoma; comprehensive treatment; scalp