Primary splenic angiosarcoma in a 2.5-year-old boy with hepatic metastasis.
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Chen, Guangjie; Li, Minju; Wu, Dehua; Tang, Hongfeng; Tang, Daxing
- Source
- Pediatric Surgery International. Nov2012, Vol. 28 Issue 11, p1147-1150. 4p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Chart.
- Subject
- *ANGIOSARCOMA
*LIVER metastasis
*LIVER cancer
*CANCER chemotherapy
*SPLENECTOMY in children
*ANEMIA in children
- Language
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
Primary splenic angiosarcoma in children is extremely rare and has a very poor prognosis. We reported a 2.5-year-old boy who had this rare entity and hepatic metastasis. The patient presented with left upper quadrant abdominal mass and anemia. The patient received multidisciplinary treatment and died 32 months after splenectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]