Hepatic Angiosarcoma Associated with Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage

Hepatic Angiosarcoma Associated with Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage

Primary hepatic angiosarcoma is a very rare malignancy with a poor prognosis. Because patients present with no specific symptoms, the cancer can grow undetected and most cases are diagnosed too late for resection. We present the case of a 78-year-old Japanese man admitted to our hospital with massiv...

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Main Authors: Zensho Ito, Mikio Kajihara, Yasunobu Kobayashi, Tomoya Kanai, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Kazuki  Takakura, Toyokazu  Yukawa, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Seita Koyama, Hiroo Imazu, Hiroshi Arakawa, Mitsuru Ohata, Shigeo Koido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Hepatic angiosarcoma
Esophageal variceal hemorrhage
Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/448067

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