title: A case of hepatic angiosarcoma supplied by both hepatic artery and portal vein.
abstract: Liver neoplasms, whether they are benign or malignant, are usually fed by the hepatic artery. We experienced a case of hepatic angiosarcoma supplied by both hepatic artery and portal vein. Since there are currently no specific laboratory tests to diagnose hepatic angiosarcoma, it is important to detect suspect cases from imaging features. This unique hemodynamic property was detected on computed tomography (CT) during hepatic arteriography and CT during hepatic arterioportography. If any imaging examinations indicate the liver tumor to be fed by the portal vein, hepatic angiosarcoma should be suspected.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital, Koriyama, Japan. pata@fmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Namiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hoshi
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Jotaro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shinzawa
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Katsutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Obara
authors.forename: Reiji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kasukawa
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed