COMBINED SURGICAL AND X-RAY TREATMENT FOR ANGIOSARCOMA OF THE SCALP -REPORT OF A CASE WITH A FAVORABLE OUTCOME

Classic angiosarcoma is an uncommon malignant neoplasm of vascular dif ferentiation which is highly aggressive. The diagnosis is often delaye d and, since the response to treatment mainly depends on the size of t he tumour, the prognosis is usually poor. Here we report a 76-year-old man in whom an extensive angiosarcoma of the scalp was treated by exc ision followed by wide-field radiotherapy. More than 4 years later the re are no signs of local recurrence or of metastasis.