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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1477-7819 1477-7819 |
DOI: | 10.1186/1477-7819-12-379 |