title: Angiosarcoma of the spleen. Case report and review of literature.
abstract: Angiosarcomatous tumours of the spleen are rather rare. We report such a tumor in a 46 year old male. The pathology is described as well as a review of the literature. The pathogenesis is unknown, the symptomatology indistinct but spontaneous rupture is a rare event. Definite diagnosis is only possible with exploratory laparotomy and splenectomy. The prognosis is poor.
authors.affiliation: Dienst Heelkunde, H. Hartziekenhuis, Roeselare, België.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Vriese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Coster
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Noyez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011859:Radiography; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery