Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Acute liver failure due to primary angiosarcoma: A case report and review of literature | BioMed Central World Journal of Surgical Oncology Open Access Case report Acute liver failure due to primary angiosarcoma A case report and review of literature Chandra S Bhati Anand N Bhatt Graham Starkey Stefan G Hubscher and Simon R Bramhall Address Liver Unit Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham UK Email Chandra S Bhati - Anand N Bhatt - anb1234@ Graham Starkey - grahamstarkey@ Stefan G Hubscher - Simon R Bramhall - Corresponding author Published 30 September 2008 Received 28 June 2008 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008 6 104 doi 1477-7819-6-104 Accepted 30 September 2008 This article is available from http content 6 1 104 2008 Bhati et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Hepatic angiosarcoma is a primary sarcoma of the liver accounting for only 2 of all primary hepatic malignancies. Acute liver failure is an extremely rare presentation of a primary liver tumour. Case presentation We report a case of a seventy year-old man who presented with a very short period of jaundice leading to fulminant hepatic failure FHF . On further investigation he was found to have primary angiosarcoma of liver. Conclusion The treatment outcomes for hepatic angiosarcoma are poor we discuss the options available and the need for prompt investigation and establishment of a diagnosis Background Hepatic malignancies include primary hepatocellular carcinoma metastases and primary or metastatic sarcomas 1 . Hepatic angiosarcoma is a primary sarcoma of the liver which accounts for only 2 of all primary hepatic .
