[A case of liver angiosarcoma arising in a pre-existing cavernous hemangioma]

Ann Pathol. 1990;10(5-6):336-40.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 36-year-old woman presented with a solitary hepatic tumor. Macroscopically, the tumor measured 9 cm in greatest diameter, and was well encapsulated; it was reddish, and showed multiple foci of hemorrhage. Microscopic examination revealed two different patterns: a peripheral angiosarcoma surrounding a centrally located cavernous haemangioma. To our knowledge, such an entity has not been reported up to now. Possible pathomechanisms, radiological and pathological findings of this angiosarcoma of liver arising within a cavernous haemangioma are commented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / pathology*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Radiography