Title
[Hepatic angiosarcoma: case report and review of literature].
Other title
[Angiosarcoma hepático: reporte de un caso y revisión de literatura.]
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Poggi Machuca L.
Ibarra Chirinos O.
López Del Aguila J.
Villanueva Pflucker M.
Camacho Zacarías F.
Tagle Arróspide M.
Remy Paredes C.
Arredondo Manrique G.
Scavino Levy Y.
Guevara Miranda J.
Abstract
Hepatic Angiosarcoma is an uncommon neoplasia with an incidence between 0.5 to 2 % of primary hepatic tumors. Due to a nonspecific presentation it is very difficult to reach the diagnosis which is usually late and by that time the organ has been involved by tumor and surgical treatment is not possible. Because of CT limitations for staging and metastasis diagnosis, laparoscopy is used because it gives us better vision of the abdominal cavity and reliable information about tumor staging and prognosis. Final diagnosis is pathological and require inmunohistochemical confirmation with CD-31 and CD-34. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have not demonstrated an improvement in the survival rate which is 6 months without treatment since diagnosis.We present a case of a 41 yo male patient without significant history with 2 months of nonspecific symptoms related to an hepatic tumor and ascites.
Start page
317
End page
322
Volume
32
Issue
3
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84880415074
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
Resource of which it is part
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
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