A case of hepatic angiosarcoma initially presenting with cholecystitis, and succumbing to fatal hemorrhage from lung metastasis

Ichiro Yasuda, Eiichi Tomita, Youichi Nishigaki, Hiroshi Araki, Kazuo Nagura, Tatsuo Wakahara, Hisataka Moriwaki, Yasutoshi Muto, Hideki Kachi, Shigeyuki Sugie

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Abstract

A 78-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of right hypochondralgia due to cholecystitis. On admission, plain X-Ps revealed radioopaque shadows in the right shoulder, liver, spleen, and abdominal lymph nodes, suggesting the deposition of Thorotrast which he was injected 56 years ago. Liver tumors were detected by abdominal ultrasonography, CT and MRI. After admission he suffered from sepsis and DIC, and died of sudden respiratory failure on 27th hospital day. An autopsy revealed liver angiosarcoma with pulmonary bleeding from the lung metastasis, which seemed responsible for his sudden respiratory failure, and thyroid cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)553-559
Number of pages7
JournalActa Hepatologica Japonica
Volume34
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology

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