Angiographic and Radionuclide Characteristics of Hepatic Angiosarcoma Found in Vinyl Chloride Workers

Hepatic angiosarcoma, recently discovered in a large series of vinyl chloride workers, demonstrates characteristic angiographic and radionuclide changes. Tumors exhibiting central hypovascularity with puddling are usually surrounded by a peripheral stain. A negative peripheral defect is demonstrated on hepatic scan. Healing hepatic infarction secondary to wedged hepatic venography creates a false-positive lesion on angiography similar to angiosarcoma. Splenomegaly and systemic venous hypertension develop in a number of these patients.