title: Ruptured angiosarcoma of the liver treated by emergency catheter-directed embolization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leowardi
authors.forename: Yura
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hormann
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hinz
authors.forename: Moritz N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Wente
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hallscheidt
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flechtenmacher
authors.forename: Markus W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Buchler
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Friess
authors.forename: Matthias H M
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schwarzbach
mesh_terms: 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