Primary splenic angiosarcoma

Vasa. 2012 Jan;41(1):57-62. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000164.

Abstract

Primary angiosarcoma of the spleen is a very rare but very aggressive soft tissue sarcoma due to early dissemination. The outcome of this disease is typically dismal with a mean survival of one to two years. However, our here presented case remained uncommonly symptom-free for nine years after splenectomy alone at the early phase of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Hemangiosarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangiosarcoma* / secondary
  • Hemangiosarcoma* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Splenic Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Splenic Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vertebroplasty