Hepatic angiosarcoma manifested as recurrent hemoperitoneum

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2935-2938

  Lee, Seung Woo ^a   Song, Chun Young ^a   Gi, Young Hwa ^a   Kang, Sang Beom ^a   Kim, Yon Soo ^a   Nam, Soon Woo ^a   Lee, Dong Soo ^a   Kim, Jong Ok ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Hemoperitoneum; Primary hepatic tumor

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER HEMANGIOSARCOMA; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; LIVER RESECTION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; SHOULDER PAIN; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 48049122854     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.2935     Document Type: Article

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