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Effectiveness of pazopanib for local and lung metastases in Stewart-Treves syndrome Volume 30, numéro 1, January-February 2020

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Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan

Stewart-Treves syndrome (STS) is a type of lymphangiosarcoma that develops with a background of chronic lymphedema. STS is managed with surgical excision, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Although wide local excision, including amputation, at an early stage achieves long-term survival, recurrence and metastasis are frequently experienced in advanced cases. [1] The prognosis of STS is extremely poor, and survival is reported to be 15 to 30 months. [2] Despite conflicting data, the multi-target [...]