Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the gallbladder: case report.
A patient with epithelioid angiosarcoma of the gallbladder is described. This is only the second case of an extremely rare but highly aggressive tumor reported in the international literature. Pathophysiological, clinical, and therapeutic aspects are discussed in relation to the available data on angiosarcomas of the gallbladder.
Department of General Surgery, G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy. r.costantini@unich.it
Raffaele
R
Costantini
Nicola
N
Di Bartolomeo
Franco
F
Francomano
Domenico
D
Angelucci
Paolo
P
Innocenti
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome