Ruptured angiosarcoma of the liver treated by emergency catheter-directed embolization

Christine Leowardi; Yura Hormann; Ulf Hinz; Moritz N. Wente; Peter Hallscheidt; Christa Flechtenmacher; Markus W. Büchler; Helmut Friess; Matthias H.M. Schwarzbach

doi:10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.804

Ruptured angiosarcoma of the liver treated by emergency catheter-directed embolization

Christine Leowardi, Yura Hormann, Ulf Hinz, Moritz N. Wente, Peter Hallscheidt, Christa Flechtenmacher, Markus W. Büchler, Helmut Friess, Matthias H.M. Schwarzbach

Heidelberg University

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Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a rare primary malignant neoplasm of the liver with a poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of a patient with a ruptured hepatic angiosarcoma which was treated by emergency catheter-directed embolization, followed by left-sided hemihepatectomy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	804-808
Number of pages	5
Journal	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	12
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.804
State	Published - 7 Feb 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Embolization
Liver
Ruptured angiosarcoma

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