Research Article

Localized Angiosarcoma, Not One Disease: A Retrospective Single-Center Study on Prognosis Depending on the Primary Site and Etiology

Table 1

Patient characteristics for the cohort of localized angiosarcomas.

N%

Follow-up timeMedian follow-up time: 19.1 months (0.1–428.0 months)136

AgeMedian age: 67 years (19–72.8 years)136
<70 years78/13657.4
≥70 years58/13642.6

SexFemale81/13659.6
Male55/13640.4

Tumor size≤5 cm50/13636.8
>5 cm19/13614.0
≥10 cm21/13616.2
Unknown45/13633.1

EtiologyPrimary76/13655.9
Postradiation55/13640.4
Chronic lymphedema4/1362.9
Unknown1/1360.7

LocalizationCutaneous
(i) Head and neck
(ii) Others
37/136
25/136
12/136
27.2
18.4
8.8
Breast52/13638.2
Others (deep tissue)
(i) Abdomen
(ii) Thorax
(iii) Limbs
(iv) Others
47/136
15/136
9/136
16/136
7/136
34.6
11.0
6.6
11.8
5.1

Lymph nodeN087/13664.0
N18/1365.9
Nx41/13630.1

Margin statusR065/13647.8
R126/13619.1
R24/1362.9
Rx23/13616.9
No surgery18/13613.2

TreatmentOnly surgery69/11958.0
Perioperative therapy50/11942.0

Metachronous metastasisAll45/13633.1
Cutaneous12/1368.8
Breast15/13611.0
Others (deep tissue)19/13614.0