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Transarterial embolization followed by partial hepatectomy successfully treated a ruptured liver angiosarcoma in an 83-year-old female, with no recurrence or metastasis at 4 months.
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Emergent transarterial embolization followed by partial hepatectomy successfully stabilized and treated an 83-year-old patient with ruptured liver angiosarcoma.
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May stabilize select ruptured hepatic angiosarcomas; leaves open durability and generalizability beyond this single case.
Liver angiosarcoma is a rare disease, however it still ranks as the third of most common primary liver maligancies. The prognosis of liver angiosarcoma is very poor with almost all patients with this kind of disease die within 2 years after diagnosis. No specific symptoms and signs are closely associated with this disease. Here, we report a case presenting shock status at first due to rupture of liver angiosarcoma- induced internal bleeding. After emergent transarterial embolization (TAE), she received partial hepatectomy two weeks later. 4 months after operation, she is still with a good performance status without obvious recurrence or metastasis identified.
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Chien et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Liver angiosarcoma (n=1). Transarterial embolization (TAE) and partial hepatectomy was evaluated on Survival and recurrence. Transarterial embolization followed by partial hepatectomy successfully treated a ruptured liver angiosarcoma in an 83-year-old female, with no recurrence or metastasis at 4 months.
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