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Ricardo Anguiano-Albarran1, Daniel Cain1, Franklin Obi1
1Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center Texas Christian University (TCU) - Internal Medicine Residency, Fort Worth, USA.
Abstract:
Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) is an exceedingly rare and aggressive neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. PHA makes a very small portion of primary liver tumors and conveys a poor prognosis. Symptomatology can be vague and often mimics primary hepatocellular carcinoma upon presentation. Diagnosis requires careful immunohistopathologic confirmation. We present a case of PHA in a patient with abdominal pain and suspected underlying cryptogenic cirrhosis.
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