The Impact of Radiation on an Unusual Case of Omental Epithelioid Angiosarcoma

Epithelioid angiosarcoma is a rare high-grade tumor with irregular vascular morphology. We report an unusual case of intra-abdominal epithelioid angiosarcoma affecting the omentum and peritoneal surfaces resulting in significant hemorrhagic and inflammatory changes. As in other cases of this tumor t...

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Autores principales: Narayanan, Sumana, Parker, Mitchell, Shayo, Jonathan, Zheng, Min, Matulewicz, Theodore, Parker, Glenn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26290766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/849059
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Sumario:Epithelioid angiosarcoma is a rare high-grade tumor with irregular vascular morphology. We report an unusual case of intra-abdominal epithelioid angiosarcoma affecting the omentum and peritoneal surfaces resulting in significant hemorrhagic and inflammatory changes. As in other cases of this tumor this patient had previously undergone radiation treatment for a history of cervical cancer.

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