Angiosarcoma arising from a defunctionalized arteriovenous fistula.
We report a case of angiosarcoma developing in a defunctionalized arteriovenous fistula that had been created for hemodialysis approximately 20 years previously. At presentation the patient had a 30-year history of chronic renal failure and had undergone renal transplantation 10 years previously.
Keane
M M
MM
Department of Medical Oncology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Carney
D N
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D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male