title: Primary splenic angiosarcoma in a 2.5-year-old boy with hepatic metastasis.
abstract: Primary splenic angiosarcoma in children is extremely rare and has a very poor prognosis. We reported a 2.5-year-old boy who had this rare entity and hepatic metastasis. The patient presented with left upper quadrant abdominal mass and anemia. The patient received multidisciplinary treatment and died 32 months after splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 57 Zhugan Lane, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
authors.forename: Guangjie
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Minju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dehua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hongfeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Daxing
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*