title: [Splenic angiosarcoma: a case report with synchronous hepatic metastases].
abstract: A 49 years old man in good physical condition suffering from abdominal pain in the right hypochondrium was hospitalized and CT scan revealed an hemoperitoneum, an enlargement of the liver and a rupture of an heterogeneous spleen. The patient was operated on and spleen removed. Pathological examination of the spleen concluded to a splenic cavernous hemangioma. In the postoperative course, an increase of liver nodules occurred within two weeks. A localized splenic angiosarcoma was recognized by reexamination of the specimen. The patient treated by chemotherapy was still alive after 5 months. Prognosis of splenic angiosarcoma is very poor; there is no curative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale, CHU Amiens Nord, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fodzo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verhaeghe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cordonnier
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents