Hepatic angiosarcoma manifested as recurrent hemoperitoneum.
Angiosarcoma is a rare tumor that account for less than 1% of all sarcomas. Although hepatic angiosarcoma usually presents with unspecific symptoms, it rapidly progresses and has a high mortality. We report a rare case of primary hepatic angiosarcoma manifested as recurrent hemoperitoneum.
Lee
Seung-Woo
SW
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dae Jeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 520-2 Dae Heung Dong, Joong Gu, Dae Jeon, Seoul 301-723, Korea.
Song
Chun-Young
CY
Gi
Young-Hwa
YH
Kang
Sang-Beom
SB
Kim
Yon-Soo
YS
Nam
Soon-Woo
SW
Lee
Dong-Soo
DS
Kim
Jong-Ok
JO
D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012008:Recurrence