## Abstract ## Background. Between 1964 and 1998, 19 patients with histologically proven angiosarcoma were treated with curative intent with radiation therapy. ## Methods. Median followβup was 37 months (range, 8β234 months). ## Results. The actuarial 5βyear absolute survival and local control
Radiation-induced angiosarcoma
β Scribed by David M. Nanus; David Kelsen; Donald G. C. Clark
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 304 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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