Primary splenic angiosarcoma: case report and literature review.
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.
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Department of Surgery, Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY 11201, USA.
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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