Successful Treatment of MMP-9-Expressing Angiosarcoma with Low-Dose Docetaxel and Bisphosphonate

• Autores principales: Masaya Ishibashi (Autor), Taku Fujimura (Autor), Akira Hashimoto (Autor), Takahiro Haga (Autor), Kaoru Onami (Autor), Akira Tsukada (Autor), Yumi Kambayashi (Autor), Takanori Hidaka (Autor), Sadanori Furudate (Autor), Ryoko Shimada (Autor), Setsuya Aiba (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Karger Publishers, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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We describe a 78-year-old Japanese patient with angiosarcoma on the scalp. Interestingly, immunohistochemical staining revealed this tumor as positive for matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9). After conventional therapy for angiosarcoma with surgical treatment and radiation therapy, we intravenously a...