Hepatic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare disease entity that accounts for approximately 0.1%–2% of primary liver malignancy. It is three times more common in men than women and usually affects the ...

Ten cases of angiosarcoma of the liver have been diagnosed in Shawinigan, Quebec since 1955. All have occurred in men who worked in a vinyl chloride polymerizing plant. Cigarettes and alcohol do not ...

Abstract Background: Hepatic angiosarcoma is a rare tumor of endothelial origin that accounts for up to 2% of all primary neoplasms of the liver. It is uncommon in young adults and acute liver failure ...

Objective: We report the results of our angiosarcoma of the liver (ASL) registry to assess the occurrence, the impact of exposures to vinyl chloride, and to quantify latency. Methods: We examined more ...

Normally, it can be found in the head and neck region, as well as in vital organs such as liver, spleen, breast, bone, and skin. Of the sarcomas listed in the surgical database Angiosarcoma ...

Three cases of angiosarcoma of the liver (ASL) diagnosed in 1974 among polyvinyl chloride (PVC) reactor cleaners at the BF Goodrich facility in Louisville, Kentucky 1 2 prompted an epidemiological ...

Background Pancreatic angiosarcoma is a rare and highly aggressive tumor originated from lymphatic or vascular endothelial cells with a poor prognosis and few effective treatments. By analyzing the ...

Hepatic angiosarcoma presenting as acute liver failure in young adults. Report of two cases and review of literature() HTML Download as PDF (Size: 1144KB) ePub, PP. 439-444 DOI: ...