Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma Presenting As Cryptogenic Cirrhosis

Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) is an exceedingly rare and aggressive neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. PHA makes a very small portion of primary liver tumors and conveys a poor prognosis. Symptomatology can be vague and often mimics primary hepatocellular carcinoma upon presentation. Diagnosis req...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-08, Vol.15 (8)
Main Authors: Anguiano-Albarran, Ricardo, Cain, Daniel, Obi, Franklin, Pradeep, Sidart, Cimo, Michael, Mehta, Shivang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Anemia
Antibodies
Antigens
Arsenic
Biomarkers
Biopsy
Blood
Case reports
Gastroenterology
Hemoglobin
Hepatitis
Hepatology
Internal medicine
Iron
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Liver diseases
Liver transplants
Magnetic resonance imaging
Oncology
Pathology
Patients
Phosphatase
Radiation
Stains & staining
Tumors
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Summary:Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) is an exceedingly rare and aggressive neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. PHA makes a very small portion of primary liver tumors and conveys a poor prognosis. Symptomatology can be vague and often mimics primary hepatocellular carcinoma upon presentation. Diagnosis requires careful immunohistopathologic confirmation. We present a case of PHA in a patient with abdominal pain and suspected underlying cryptogenic cirrhosis.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.43529