Primary hepatic angiosarcoma: A retrospective analysis of 6 cases

Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 381-385

  Duan, Xiao Feng ^a   Li, Qiang ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hemangiosarcoma; Hepatectomy; Liver neoplasm; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CARBOPLATIN; PIRARUBICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SARCOMA; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIMARY HEPATIC ANGIOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH;

AGED; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862671995     PISSN: 17512972     EISSN: 17512980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2012.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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