Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2006; 12(5): 804-808
Published online Feb 7, 2006. 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 HM Schwarzbach
Christine Leowardi, Yura Hormann, Moritz N Wente, Markus W Büchler, Helmut Friess, Matthias HM Schwarzbach, Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Ulf Hinz, Unit for Documentation and Statistics, Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Peter Hallscheidt, Department of Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Christa Flechtenmacher, Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 220, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Correspondence to: MHM Schwarzbach, C Leowardi, MD, Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. matthias.schwarzbach@chir.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
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Received: July 16, 2005
Revised: July 19, 2005
Accepted: July 28, 2005
Published online: February 7, 2006
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.

Keywords: Ruptured angiosarcoma; Liver; Embolization