Outlasting a Rare Duodenal Angiosarcoma

With current life expectancies exceeding 78 years on average, to be confronted with the discovery of a rare cancer often found in advanced stages is a startling devastation. Angiosarcoma of the intestine is a rare and aggressive tumor that is not often considered in the differential diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. Once found and accurately diagnosed, it is a bewildering race against time as its median survival time is 150 days from diagnosis. This case report details a rare small intestinal angiosarcoma with its host surpassing current epidemiological standards of survival time despite only being eligible for chemotherapy.