title: Angiosarcoma arising from a defunctionalized arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Keane
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Carney
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male