Diffuse liver angiosarcoma and cerebral cavernous angiomas in a young patient

Citation
J. Janssens et al., Diffuse liver angiosarcoma and cerebral cavernous angiomas in a young patient, ACT GASTR B, 62(4), 1999, pp. 446-449
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenerology and Hepatology
Journal title
ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA
ISSN journal
00015644 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
446 - 449
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5644(199910/12)62:4<446:DLAACC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A case of a thirty-nine year old woman with cerebral cavernous angiomas who developed anaemia and thrombocytopenia secondary to diffuse liver angiosar coma is reported. This unique association of liver angiosarcoma and cerebra l cavernous angiomas may suggest that this tumour may potentially develop f rom benign vascular lesions. Hematologic abnormalities in angiosarcomas are moreover reviewed based on recent literature search.