Open AccessPrimary splenic angiosarcoma. An aggressive and infrequent pathology
Author(s) -
Javier Gómez Sánchez,
M López-Cantarero García-Cervantes,
Eduardo Segovia Cornejo,
Manuel López-Cantarero Ballesteros
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2022.8976/2022
Subject(s) - medicine , angiosarcoma , splenectomy , pathology , hemangiosarcoma , neoplasm , spleen , radiology
Splenic angiosarcoma is a very rare and aggressive neoplasm originating from the splenic vascular endothelium whose prognosis is very poor despite surgical treatment. Preoperative diagnosis using imaging tests is a challenge due to its similarity to other vascular splenic tumors. The most common treatment is splenectomy, although it is rarely curative because of the aggressive and metastatic nature of the disease.