Abstract
We report a case of rectal angiosarcoma after prostatic radiotherapy, illustrating diagnostic difficulty. Awareness of this potential diagnosis is important with increasing use of radiotherapy in the treatment of pelvic cancers.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Biopsy, Needle
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Colectomy / methods
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hemangiosarcoma / etiology*
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Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
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Hemangiosarcoma / surgery
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / etiology*
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Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / pathology
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Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / surgery
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Proctoscopy / methods
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Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
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Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
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Rectal Neoplasms / etiology*
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Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
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Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome