Why the study?
What are the survival outcomes and optimal treatment options for primary hepatic angiosarcoma?
Population
64 cases of primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) from 25 articles published from January 2000 to December 2012
Design
Review
Authors
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May support local excision in select cases; leaves open need for prospective validation in this rare disease.
What are the survival outcomes and optimal treatment options for primary hepatic angiosarcoma?
Primary hepatic angiosarcoma has a poor prognosis with a median survival of 5 months, but local excision with or without adjuvant therapy may extend survival to 17 months.
Zheng et al. (2013) studied this question.
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