Radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the rectum: a case report and review of literature.
We report a case of rectal angiosarcoma after prostatic radiotherapy, illustrating diagnostic difficulty. Awareness of this potential diagnosis is important with increasing use of radiotherapy in the treatment of pelvic cancers.
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Department of Surgery, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK. anwar.uzma@gmail.com
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D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011351:Proctoscopy / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome