title: Childhood hepatic angiosarcoma--a case report.
abstract: Hepatic angiosarcoma (HAS) is an extremely rare liver tumor in children. We report a case of childhood HAS in a six year old girl who presented with acute abdominal pain and fever with a mass in epigastrium. Left hepatic lobectomy was performed with a clinical diagnosis of hepatoblastoma. Histopathological examination revealed features typical of hepatic angiosarcoma. The case is presented for its rarity and to discuss the interrelation between infantile hemangioendothelioma (IHE) and HAS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, M.H. Marigowda Road, Bangalore. prema_venka@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Premalata
authors.forename: Rekha V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Appaji
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Prabhakaran
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology