Splenic angiosarcoma metastasis to small bowel presented with gastrointestinal bleeding

Jun Te Hsu, Chin Yew Lin, Ting Jun Wu, Han Ming Chen*, Tsann Long Hwang, Yi Yin Jan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a very rare, aggressive neoplasm with a high metastatic rate and dismal prognosis. This neoplasm usually presents with abdominal pain, splenomegaly, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Splenic angiosarcoma with bleeding gastrointestinal metastases is extremely rare. The literature contains only two case reports. This study reported a 44-year-old male patient with splenic angiosarcoma with sustained repeated gastrointestinal bleeding due to small bowel metastases. Salvage surgery was performed by splenectomy and resection of the metastatic small bowel tumors. The post-operative course was uneventful; the patient survived with the disease and had no GI bleeding, 7 mo after surgery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6560-6562
Number of pages3
JournalWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume11
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - 07 11 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Metastasis
  • Small bowel
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic angiosarcoma

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