Hepatic Angiosarcoma-Uncommon Presentation of a Rare Tumor and its Management by Interventional Radiology

Gaurav C Das; Sreedhara B Chaluvashetty; Shruti Gupta; Arka De

doi:10.1016/j.jceh.2021.03.016

Hepatic Angiosarcoma-Uncommon Presentation of a Rare Tumor and its Management by Interventional Radiology

J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2022 Jan-Feb;12(1):204-207. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2021.03.016. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

Authors

Gaurav C Das¹, Sreedhara B Chaluvashetty¹, Shruti Gupta², Arka De³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Hepatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Hepatic angiosarcoma is an uncommon primary malignancy of the liver. It carries a poor prognosis because of very aggressive nature of the tumor. Clinical presentation of hepatic angiosarcoma is variable, most common being hepatomegaly or abdominal mass. Here we report a case of primary hepatic angiosarcoma presented with spontaneous rupture and hemoperitoneum, which was managed successfully by transarterial embolization.

Keywords: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV, hepatitis C virus; INR, international normalized ratio; PHA, primary hepatic angiosarcoma; aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; hemoperitoneum; hepatic angiosarcoma; rupture; transarterial embolization.

Publication types

Case Reports