An Autopsy Case of Ruptured Hepatic Angiosarcoma Treated by Transcatheter Arterial Embolization

An 80-year-old Japanese man presented to our hospital with intra-abdominal hemorrhage due to a ruptured liver tumor. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) temporarily achieved hemostasis, but he died following re-rupture 4 days later. Based on autopsy findings, the liver tumor was diagnosed as hepatic angiosarcoma. Embolic agents used during embolization were identified within the hepatic small interlobular arteries. However, there were no findings of tumor cell necrosis or ischemic change in the angiosarcoma. In the present case, TAE alone did not induce ischemia-induced tumor necrosis, suggesting that TAE might be unsuitable to treat hepatic angiosarcoma. Treatment optimization for ruptured hepatic angiosarcoma is desired.

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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
An Autopsy Case of Ruptured Hepatic Angiosarcoma Treated by Transcatheter Arterial Embolization ; volume:17 ; number:1 ; year:2023 ; pages:309-315 ; extent:7
Case reports in gastroenterology ; 17, Heft 1 (2023), 309-315 (gesamt 7)

Creator
Entani, Toshiki
Tajiri, Kazuto
Noguchi, Akira
Murayama, Aiko
Muraishi, Nozomu
Hayashi, Yuka
Yasuda, Ichiro

DOI
10.1159/000533552
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024010323412316185630
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Entani, Toshiki
  • Tajiri, Kazuto
  • Noguchi, Akira
  • Murayama, Aiko
  • Muraishi, Nozomu
  • Hayashi, Yuka
  • Yasuda, Ichiro

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