Systemic Sclerosis

Reports outline systemic sclerosis study results from M.A. Fonder et al

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 12th, 2008

"Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare malignant vascular tumor with a poor prognosis, most commonly affecting elderly white men. Diagnosis usually is delayed because the tumor has a highly variable and often innocuous presentation," researchers in the United States report.

"Cutaneous angiosarcoma has been associated with a number of conditions and factors, including chronic lymphedema, prior radiation therapy, exposure to chemicals, and vascular malformations. We report the case of a 40-year-old black man with systemic sclerosis (SSc) who developed a cutaneous angiosarcoma in an area of sclerodermatous scalp. We propose that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-12)

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