Ruptured angiosarcoma of the liver treated by emergency catheter-directed embolization.
Angiosarcoma is a rare primary malignant neoplasm of the liver with a poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of a patient with a ruptured hepatic angiosarcoma which was treated by emergency catheter-directed embolization, followed by left-sided hemihepatectomy.
Leowardi
Christine
C
Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Hormann
Yura
Y
Hinz
Ulf
U
Wente
Moritz N
MN
Hallscheidt
Peter
P
Flechtenmacher
Christa
C
Buchler
Markus W
MW
Friess
Helmut
H
Schwarzbach
Matthias H M
MH
D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004630:Emergencies; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000628:therapy