title: Primary splenic angiosarcoma: case report and literature review.
abstract: Angiosarcoma of the spleen is a rare neoplasm. We describe the clinical findings of an index case at our institution and the results of a literature review of the topic. Generally, this cancer has a poor prognosis and prompt splenectomy offers the only cure, as the cancer is poorly responsive to adjuvant chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Genato
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gressel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed