Primary angiosarcoma of the spleen: In vivo and in vitro MRI findings

Primary splenic angiosarcomas are extremely rare tumors with very poor prognosis. These tumors, highly aggressive and lethal, present with widespread metastatic disease or splenic ruptures. The possibility to lengthen the survival by splenectomy before the development of splenic rupture makes an ear...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 2001-05, Vol.25 (3), p.192-196
Main Authors: Karakas, Hakki Muammer, Demir, Muzaffer, Ozyilmaz, Filiz, Cakir, Bilge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Anemia
Angiosarcoma
Biological and medical sciences
Blood tests
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease
Family medical history
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Hemangiosarcoma - diagnosis
Hemangiosarcoma - pathology
Hemangiosarcoma - surgery
Hemorrhage
Humans
Imaging
Liver
Lymphoma
Magnetic resonance
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical imaging
Medical prognosis
Medical sciences
Metastases
Metastasis
Middle Aged
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Specimen imaging
Spleen
Splenectomy
Splenic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Splenic Neoplasms - pathology
Splenic Neoplasms - surgery
Tumors
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Summary:Primary splenic angiosarcomas are extremely rare tumors with very poor prognosis. These tumors, highly aggressive and lethal, present with widespread metastatic disease or splenic ruptures. The possibility to lengthen the survival by splenectomy before the development of splenic rupture makes an early radiological diagnosis a necessity. Multimodality imaging findings of a patient with splenic angiosarcoma is presented. In vivo and in vitro magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of the spleen are compared to macro- and micropathological findings.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/S0899-7071(01)00286-8