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Primary Angiosarcoma of the Spleen : An Oncological Enigma
Joint Authors
Georgios, Ayiomamitis
Konstantinos, Strigklis
Kouroumpas, Efstratios
Dellaportas, Dionysios
Adamantia, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou
Despoina, Myoteri
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely unusual neoplasm originating from sinusoidal vascular endothelium.
Surgical extirpation is the mainstay of treatment of this highly malignant disease.
Case Presentation.
An 82-year-old woman was admitted with left pleural effusion and a palpable left upper quadrant abdominal mass, secondary to splenomegaly by two large splenic tumors.
Classic open splenectomy was performed and angiosarcoma of the spleen was the final histopathological diagnosis, which was primary since no other disease site was revealed.
Discussion.
The incidence of the disease is 0.14–0.23 cases per million, with slight male predominance.
Etiology is not established and clinical presentation may confuse even experienced physicians.
Imaging modalities cannot differentiate the lesion from other vascular splenic neoplasms and the correct diagnosis is mainly set after histopathological examination of the resected spleen.
As with other sarcomas, surgery is the only curative approach, while chemo- and radiotherapy have poor results.
Prognosis remains dismal.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Despoina, Myoteri& Dellaportas, Dionysios& Georgios, Ayiomamitis& Konstantinos, Strigklis& Kouroumpas, Efstratios& Adamantia, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou. 2014. Primary Angiosarcoma of the Spleen : An Oncological Enigma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Despoina, Myoteri…[et al.]. Primary Angiosarcoma of the Spleen : An Oncological Enigma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Despoina, Myoteri& Dellaportas, Dionysios& Georgios, Ayiomamitis& Konstantinos, Strigklis& Kouroumpas, Efstratios& Adamantia, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou. Primary Angiosarcoma of the Spleen : An Oncological Enigma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-453379
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-453379