Hepatic angiosarcoma presenting as hepatic rupture in a patient with long-term ingestion of arsenic

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 374-379

  Ho, Sheng Yow ^a,b   Tsai, Chiang Chin ^a   Tsai, Yi Chang ^a   Guo, How Ran ^b  

^a TAINAN SIN LAU HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arsenic poisoning; Hemangiosarcoma; Rupture; Taiwan; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; INFUSION FLUID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARSENIC POISONING; BLACKFOOT DISEASE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOME; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER RUPTURE; LIVER SARCOMA; LIVER SURGERY; MALE; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; AGRICULTURE; ANGIOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; LIVER TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RUPTURE; WATER POLLUTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC POISONING; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 3543054084     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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