Primary splenic angiosarcoma: case report and literature review.

J Natl Med Assoc

Department of Surgery, Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY 11201, USA.

Published: March 2000

Angiosarcoma of the spleen is a rare neoplasm. We describe the clinical findings of an index case at our institution and the results of a literature review of the topic. Generally, this cancer has a poor prognosis and prompt splenectomy offers the only cure, as the cancer is poorly responsive to adjuvant chemotherapy.

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