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Hepatic angiosarcoma with metastasis to small intestine.

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Zubair Ahmad Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Azizunnisa Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Khurram Minhas Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Romana Idrees Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Shahid Pervez Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Khalid Mumtaz Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
Hepatic angiosarcomas are rare tumours with poor prognosis, with patients usually dying within 6 months. Metastases mainly occur in lymph nodes, spleen, lungs, bones and adrenals. Metastasis to small intestine is even rarer. Similarly, primary or metastatic angiosarcomas in small intestine are extremely rare, often present with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia, and have an extremely poor prognosis. Both primary or metastatic intestinal angiosarcomas may exhibit epithelioid morphology. It may be very difficult to differentiate between primary and secondary cases in intestine and especially when the tumour exhibits epithelioid morphology.
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Page(s) 50-52
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Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Year: 2008

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