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Haruka Kuriyama1, Ikko Kajihara1, Hisashi Kanemaru1
1Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Kumamoto University.
Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics
|July 23, 2019
Summary
This is the first reported case of angiosarcoma with a brain abscess. Treatment involved paclitaxel, radiotherapy, and surgery, leading to three years of disease-free survival for both conditions.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive cancer. Brain abscesses are serious infections.
- The co-occurrence of angiosarcoma and brain abscess is unprecedented.
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