title: Liver angiosarcoma, a rare liver malignancy, presented with intraabdominal bleeding due to rupture--a case report.
abstract: Liver angiosarcoma is a rare disease, however it still ranks as the third of most common primary liver maligancies. The prognosis of liver angiosarcoma is very poor with almost all patients with this kind of disease die within 2 years after diagnosis. No specific symptoms and signs are closely associated with this disease. Here, we report a case presenting shock status at first due to rupture of liver angiosarcoma- induced internal bleeding. After emergent transarterial embolization (TAE), she received partial hepatectomy two weeks later. 4 months after operation, she is still with a good performance status without obvious recurrence or metastasis identified.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222, Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chin-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Cheng-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Chun-Nan
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Huang-Yang
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jui-Teng
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chan-Siu
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Chih-Lang
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Cho-Li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Wen-Yen
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kun-Chun
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome