Pediatric primary splenic angiosarcoma: an aggressive multidisciplinary approach to the oncologic management of a rare malignancy

Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm of the vasculature. Uniformly, primary splenic angiosarcoma is a fatal disease despite early diagnosis and treatment. Only patients with localized disease amenable to surgical resection achieve long-term, disease-free survival...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of surgical oncology 2014-12, Vol.12 (1), p.379-379
Hauptverfasser: Serrano, Oscar K, Knapp, Esther, Huang, Kevin, Baran, Galina, Statter, Mindy, McClain, Danielle, Gill, Jonathan
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Zusammenfassung:Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm of the vasculature. Uniformly, primary splenic angiosarcoma is a fatal disease despite early diagnosis and treatment. Only patients with localized disease amenable to surgical resection achieve long-term, disease-free survival. We present a review of the literature and report a case of a 3-year-old girl with metastatic primary splenic angiosarcoma who was offered aggressive surgical and medical treatment with curative intent despite her advanced presentation.
ISSN:1477-7819
1477-7819
DOI:10.1186/1477-7819-12-379