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Angiosarcoma of skin

Last edited: 4/10/2026

Overview

Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis 1. Treatment strategies are often adapted from other sarcomas due to limited high-level evidence from randomized controlled trials 1.

Diagnosis

No information provided in the abstracts.

Management

  • First-line treatment: Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is weakly recommended for large (≥5 cm) nonmetastatic tumors 1.
  • Management of residual lesions post-CRT: Drug modification is preferred over excision 1.
  • Second-line treatment: Docetaxel, pazopanib, or eribulin are equally considered for paclitaxel-resistant cases 1.
  • Tumor mutational burden-high cases: Pembrolizumab is weakly recommended 1.
  • Radiation-associated angiosarcoma: Surgical treatment is favored over CRT 1.
  • Stewart-Treves syndrome: Treatment is similar to head-and-neck angiosarcoma 1.
  • Special Populations

    No information provided in the abstracts.

    Key Recommendations

  • Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is weakly recommended for large (≥5 cm) nonmetastatic cutaneous angiosarcomas 1. (Evidence: Weak)
  • For residual lesions after CRT, drug modification is preferred over surgical excision 1. (Evidence: Weak)
  • For cases resistant to paclitaxel, docetaxel, pazopanib, or eribulin should be equally considered 1. (Evidence: Weak)
  • References

    1 Fujisawa Y, Yoshioka Y, Yoshino K, Fujimura T, Naito Y, Masuzawa M et al.. Secondary Publication of Japanese Dermatological Association Guidelines: Clinical Questions of Guidelines for Cutaneous Angiosarcoma 2025. The Journal of dermatology 2025. link

    Original source

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      Secondary Publication of Japanese Dermatological Association Guidelines: Clinical Questions of Guidelines for Cutaneous Angiosarcoma 2025.Fujisawa Y, Yoshioka Y, Yoshino K, Fujimura T, Naito Y, Masuzawa M et al. The Journal of dermatology (2025)

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