Diagnostic and Therapeutic Benefits of Intra-operative Enteroscopy in Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Small Intestine

Intestinal epithelioid angiosarcoma is an uncommon type of vascular tumor with unusually varied clinical presentations, including non-explained severe gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia, and abdominal pain. A 77-year-old man presented with recurrent severe anemia caused by gastrointestinal bleeding....

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-01, Vol.15 (1), p.e34056
Main Author: Abdulfattah, Sr, Alfadl A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Anemia
Biopsy
Blood transfusions
Cancer therapies
Endoscopy
Gastroenterology
Hemoglobin
Intervention
Intestinal obstruction
Laboratories
Laparotomy
Lymphatic system
Medical diagnosis
Medical prognosis
Oncology
Ostomy
Patients
Radiation therapy
Sarcoma
Small intestine
Surgery
Tumors
Ulcers
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Summary:Intestinal epithelioid angiosarcoma is an uncommon type of vascular tumor with unusually varied clinical presentations, including non-explained severe gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia, and abdominal pain. A 77-year-old man presented with recurrent severe anemia caused by gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis was jejunal angiosarcoma. The patient had three intestinal resections assisted by explorative intraoperative enteroscopy, which detected multifocal intestinal lesions. Intraoperative enteroscopy is a helpful diagnostic and prognostic approach that detects small intestinal tumors. Intraoperative enteroscopy could improve the outcome of intestinal angiosarcomas.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.34056