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Lint: cutaneous-angiosarcoma

cutaneous-angiosarcoma
Adjectival Hyphens
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"Cutaneous angiosarcomas are rare and account for less than 1% of all sarcomas. They most commonly affect older adults, particularly those aged 60-80 years, with a slight male predominance 2,3. Certain subtypes, such as post-radiation angiosarcoma, can develop in younger individuals 4."

Line 6:234 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-radiation'.

"chronic lymphoedema: Stewart-Treves syndrome refers to angiosarcoma arising in chronic lymphoedematous limbs, typically post-mastectomy."

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List Punctuation
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"chronic lymphoedema: Stewart-Treves syndrome refers to angiosarcoma arising in chronic lymphoedematous limbs, typically post-mastectomy."

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"radiation exposure: Secondary angiosarcomas have been reported after radiotherapy for breast cancer or other malignancies."

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"environmental exposure: Chemicals such as vinyl chloride and arsenic have been implicated but are less common in modern cases."

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"radiotherapy: often used as an adjunct to surgery, particularly in high-risk cases."

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Strong List Colon Position
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"T2: high signal intensity"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): heterogeneous enhancement"

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Colons
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"radiation exposure: Secondary angiosarcomas have been reported after radiotherapy for breast cancer or other malignancies."

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"environmental exposure: Chemicals such as vinyl chloride and arsenic have been implicated but are less common in modern cases."

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Acronyms
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"Tumour cells may express endothelial markers such as CD31, CD34, and ERG 6."

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Immunohistochemistry"

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"Signal characteristics"

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Semicolons
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"systemic therapy: limited efficacy; paclitaxel or doxorubicin-based chemotherapy may be used for advanced disease"

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