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Radiation therapy
Source: Childhood Vascular Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: April 17, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Malignant Tumors / Angiosarcoma / Treatment of angiosarcoma
Localized disease, especially cutaneous angiosarcomas, can be treated with radiation therapy or combined chemotherapy (e.g., paclitaxel) and radiation therapy.[30] Most of these reported cases are in adults.[31] When radiation is used, the doses are high (50–70 Gy), the cutaneous volumes are extensive because of the infiltrating nature of the disease, and regional (draining) nodes are often included, even if clinically negative.[32,33] Because of these factors, radiation therapy is rarely used to treat children.
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