Angiosarcoma of small intestine presenting with intestinal obstruction

Aziz, Md. Tabrez; Tabrez, Md. Omar

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20161175

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“…Immunohistologically, intestinal angiosarcomas are positive for endothelial markers as CD31, CD34, Von Willebrand factor and vascular endothelial growth factor and negative for epithelial, neuronal and melanocytic markers as Keratins, S-100 and HMBE-45 [1,4,7].…”

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Primary angiosarcoma of the small bowel: A case report

Sousa¹,

Viveiros²,

Fernandes³

et al. 2017

Case Rep Int

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Introduction: Small bowel angiosarcomas are exceedingly rare neoplasms with unspecific symptomatology which may lead to a delay in the diagnosis and consequently a worst prognosis. Case Report: A 73-year-old male patient presented with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The blood test showed a mild anemia. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an ileal tumor. The patient was submitted to an exploratory laparotomy and segmental enterectomy. Pathology findings described an angiosarcoma. The patient had disease progression and died after two months. Conclusion: Angiosarcomas are high grade rapidly progressive neoplasms and have a very poor prognosis with a high mortality rate. The average life expectancy is 2-6 months after diagnosis.

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“…Clinically, like other tumors of the small bowel, angiosarcomas have nonspecific symptoms including recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal pain and nausea [2,[5][6][7]. The few cases described in the literature report rapid dissemination and very reserved prognosis with average survival from two to six months after diagnosis [3,6].…”

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