Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the gallbladder: case report

Raffaele Costantini; Nicola Di Bartolomeo; Franco Francomano; Domenico Angelucci; Paolo Innocenti

doi:10.1016/j.gassur.2005.01.286

Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the gallbladder: case report

J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Jul-Aug;9(6):822-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.01.286.

Authors

Raffaele Costantini¹, Nicola Di Bartolomeo, Franco Francomano, Domenico Angelucci, Paolo Innocenti

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 15985238
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.01.286

Abstract

A patient with epithelioid angiosarcoma of the gallbladder is described. This is only the second case of an extremely rare but highly aggressive tumor reported in the international literature. Pathophysiological, clinical, and therapeutic aspects are discussed in relation to the available data on angiosarcomas of the gallbladder.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle
Cholecystectomy / methods*
Follow-Up Studies
Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology*
Gallbladder Neoplasms / surgery*
Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
Hemangiosarcoma / secondary*
Hemangiosarcoma / surgery*
Hepatectomy / methods
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
Liver Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome